Scientists found that fruit fly embryos can develop through multiple genetic paths, not just one. This challenges traditional ideas.

Evolution might allow for multiple optimal solutions, depending on the constraints and conditions under which an organism ...

Is there only one optimal configuration an organism can reach during evolution? Is there a single formula that describes the trajectory towards the optimum? And can we 'derive' it in a purely ...

This study provides a valuable new resource to investigate the molecular basis of the particular features characterizing the pipefish embryo. The authors found both unique and shared gene expression ...

Whether it is pods of whales or collectives of tiny cells, life’s building blocks have been selected to self-organize close ...

A new study from EMBL Barcelona researchers shows that metabolic activities selectively modulate the segmentation clock, ...

The bill would require schools to show students a video depicting the development of a human embryo that critics say is ...

Ancient viruses are embedded everywhere in the human genome. It's thought that about 8% of the human genome... | Genetics And Genomics ...

A study of men with a family history of prostate cancer has discovered an inherited form of prostate cancer. The inherited ...

The inherited mutated gene WNT9B, which functions normally in embryonic prostate development, increases risk of adult prostate cancer, according to a new study.