Genetics

Cleft lip corrected genetically in mouse model

Scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College used genetic methods to successfully repair cleft lips in mice embryos specially engineered for the study of cleft lip and cleft palate. The research breakthrough may show the way ...

Medical research

Embryo development discovery

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers have uncovered a novel mechanism they have termed ‘developmental stalling’, that might explain how errors in the development of human embryos are naturally corrected to prevent birth ...

Other

'Vanishing twin' explains increased risk of birth defects

Australian researchers have made the significant discovery that loss of a twin during very early pregnancy explains the increased risk of birth defects seen in multiple pregnancies after infertility treatment.

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