Ancient genes from single-celled organisms have been used to reprogram mouse cells and influence embryonic development, ...

Permanent settlements on the Moon or Mars raise a key question: Can humans reproduce in space? Chinese researchers are now testing this with embryo-like stem cell structures.

Scientists have recreated a pivotal stage of early human development, opening a promising new path toward growing ...

Base editing in human embryos reveals that NANOG is the one gene required to form every body tissue. Cambridge’s landmark ...

A new study uses precise base editing on human embryos for the first time, proving the NANOG gene is the master switch for body development.

The use of genome editing in early embryos has pulled back the curtain on the role of one of the key genes that orchestrates ...

Recent research shows that a father’s health, lifestyle, and environment can influence his children’s development, even ...

Research led by the University of Cambridge Loke Centre for Trophoblast Research has shown that a genome editing technique ...

Researchers led by developmental biologist Kathy Niakan at the University of Cambridge have used base editing in human embryos to learn more about human embryonic development. By deactivating a gene ...

Base editing, the process used to make the changes, only nicks one strand of DNA, avoiding the major DNA errors that made ...

We have identified the gene that, when activated, initiates the developmental programme that results in cells forming a human ...

Within this process, a gene called NANOG is essential for the early development of embryos. We already knew that was true of ...