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The summer of 1975 was the summer of“Jaws .” The movie was adapted from a novel by Peter Benchley. Universal History Archive/Un ...
The yolk sac is also the first site of hematopoeisis, with embryonic red blood cells and macrophages visible in the yolk sac as early as 2 weeks' gestation. Neutrophils, platelets, and lymphocytes ...
Pig embryo at 33 days. Pig embryos with human heart cells have survived for 21 days. Credit: Daniel Sambraus/Science Photo Library Researchers have reported growing hearts containing human cells ...
Replicating the Amniotic Sac The team at the Crick created a new 3D model – called a post-gastrulation amnioid (PGA) – which closely resembles the human amnion and other supportive tissues ...
This is a useful study in the role of CHI3L1 in Kupffer cells, the macrophages of the liver, showing that CHI3L1 alters glucose regulation in obesity. Specifically, Chi3l1 protects glucose-dependent ...
Brian Armstrong, the billionaire CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, says he’s ready to fund a US startup focused on gene-editing human embryos. If he goes forward, it would be the ...
Knowing how to make custard is a skill you'll never regret learning. Great for every pudding you can think of, and as a base for ice cream. Separated egg yolks can be kept in an airtight container ...
By the time a human embryo has grown into the many-celled blastocyst shown here, HERV-K (stained green) is present throughout but is concentrated in cells that will become a baby.