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Salamander’s Genome Guards Secrets of Limb Regrowth

By Elizabeth Preston
July 2, 2018
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With a fully sequenced genome in hand, scientists hope they are finally poised to learn how axolotls regenerate lost body parts.

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The Physics of Glass Opens a Window Into Biology

By Jordana Cepelewicz
June 11, 2018
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The physicist Lisa Manning studies the dynamics of glassy materials to understand embryonic development and disease.

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Scientists Map the Genetic Steps as Eggs Become Animals

By Jordana Cepelewicz
April 26, 2018
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For the first time, researchers have traced the genetic programs that guide the development of each cell in early embryos. Surprisingly, even cells that start out different can end up the same.

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Brainless Embryos Suggest Bioelectricity Guides Growth

By Katia Moskvitch
March 13, 2018
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Researchers are building a case that long before the nervous system works, the brain sends crucial bioelectric signals to guide the growth of embryonic tissues.

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Tissue Engineers Hack Life’s Code for 3-D Folded Shapes

By Jordana Cepelewicz
January 25, 2018
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Mechanical tension between tethered cells cues developing tissues to fold. Researchers can now program synthetic tissue to make coils, cubes and rippling plates.

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The Oldest Mini-Brains Have Lifelike Young Cells

By Jordana Cepelewicz
August 29, 2017
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“Organoid” brain tissue models grown in a lab for two years can help scientists study a critical period of development just before and after birth.

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Mini-Brains Go Modular

By John Rennie
August 9, 2017
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To create a good living replica of the human brain, your best hope may be to let “organoid” components assemble it for you.

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How Life Turns Asymmetric

By Tim Vernimmen
January 31, 2017
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Scientists are uncovering how our bodies — and everything within them — tell right from left.

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Debating the Evolution of Multicellularity

By Peter Byrne
September 25, 2013
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An interview with the developmental biologist Cassandra Extavour on the origins of multicellular organisms and the evolution of cooperation.


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