In the book "What We Inherit," experts unpack long-standing myths about genes and how those myths could shape public opinion around emerging embryo-selection technologies.

In human cells, DNA carries chemical or "epigenetic" marks that decide how genes will be used in different tissues. Yet in a ...

Conditional genetics and single-embryo RNA-seq show that SETDB1 extinguishes the transient, retroelement-driven transcriptional programs of the totipotent two-cell state to facilitate the exit from ...

Miscarriage is often framed as a sudden, inexplicable loss that strikes in the first weeks of a wanted pregnancy. Yet a growing body of research suggests that some of the deepest roots of pregnancy ...

ABSTRACT: Epigenetic mechanisms regulate and stabilize a broad range of biological processes without altering the primary DNA sequence. This regulation is achieved through DNA methylation, ...

Researchers at the University of Exeter have created a detailed temporal map of chemical changes to DNA through development and aging of the human brain, offering new insights into how conditions such ...

Optimizing fish growth is crucial for aquaculture sustainability, directly influencing food security and ecosystem management. Sustainable practices, including genetic selection, tailored nutrition, ...

Mammals are diploid creatures. Every cell in their body contains two sets of chromosomes, one from the mother and one from the father. Mouse embryos with only paternal genomes can not develop to term, ...

In the earliest hours after fertilization, an embryo takes its first steps toward becoming a living organism by shedding maternal control and activating its own genetic program. This critical process, ...

aBiomedical Pioneering Innovation Center, State Key Laboratory of Female Fertility Promotion, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Third Hospital, School of Life ...