Muscles make up nearly 40% of the human body and power every move we make, from a child's first steps to recovery after ...

Human fetal tissue research has helped in the development of some vaccines.

A new study suggests humans can sense hidden objects without touching them, by detecting faint movements in sand. This unexpected form of “remote touch” challenges traditional ideas about how the ...

Every step you take depends on a structure most people rarely think about. The pelvis sits at the center of the body and ...

The prohibition halts support for projects both inside and outside the N.I.H. President Biden had restored funding after an ...

Scientists denounced the move, arguing that fetal tissue is crucial for understanding human development and diseases.

Researchers have developed a new stem cell model of the mature human amniotic sac, which replicates development of the tissues supporting the embryo from two to four weeks after fertilization. This is ...

An international research consortium, led by scientists at VIB and UGent, has developed a new platform that could change how ...

Gabby Voit at UWM studies zebrafish embryonic development to gain insights into human brain development and genetic mutations related to fertility issues. Her research could help understand ...

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, TU Berlin, and the University of Eastern Finland set out to ...

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