News tagged with early embryonic development


Protein identified that can disrupt embryonic brain development and neuron migration

Interneurons – nerve cells that function as 'dimmers' – play an important role in the brain. Their formation and migration to the cerebral cortex during the embryonic stage of development is crucial to ...

Neuroscience created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Surgery establishes penile sensation in men with spina bifida

(Medical Xpress)—A procedure to establish feeling in the penis for men with spina bifida was performed for the first time in the United States in Seattle.

Surgery created Jan 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Genome-wide scan maps mutations in deadly lung cancers; reveals embryonic gene link

Scientists have completed a comprehensive map of genetic mutations linked to an aggressive and lethal type of lung cancer.

Genetics created Sep 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The RHAU helicase: A key player in blood formation

Scientists at the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research have discovered that the helicase RHAU, a protein that can resolve complex structures in both DNA and RNA molecules, is essential for ...

Medical research created Jul 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Single-cell sequencing leads to a new era of cancer research

BGI, the world's largest genomics organization, developed single-cell genome sequencing technology and published two research papers for cancer single-cell sequencing in the research journal Cell. In the papers, which were p ...

Genetics created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Complex wiring of the nervous system may rely on a just a handful of genes and proteins

Researchers at the Salk Institute have discovered a startling feature of early brain development that helps to explain how complex neuron wiring patterns are programmed using just a handful of critical genes. ...

Medical research created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (11) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Biologists describe key mechanism in early embryo development

New York University and University of Iowa biologists have identified a key mechanism controlling early embryonic development that is critical in determining how structures such as appendages -- arms and legs in humans -- ...

Genetics created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast