Tag: Embryonic Development

  • Nation & World

    How cells sort themselves

    Researchers have discovered a key control mechanism that cells use to self-organize in early embryonic development.

    8 minutes
    Spinal cord development.
  • Nation & World

    Brains or skin?

    A protein that is necessary for the formation of the vertebrate brain has been identified by researchers at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) and Boston Children’s Hospital, in collaboration with scientists from Oxford and Rio de Janeiro.

    2 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Cells flow like glass, study finds

    Harvard-led research has found that migrating tissue flows very much like colloidal glass. The research advances scientists’ understanding of wound healing, cancer metastasis, and embryonic development.

    4 minutes