At a maternal and child healthcare hospital in Chongqing municipality, Southwest China, expectant mothers receive their first ...

At a maternal and child healthcare hospital in Chongqing Municipality, southwest China, expectant mothers receive their first prenatal consultations at the early pregnancy care clinic. The clinic ...

A mother's warm, timely and appropriate responses to her child's needs support the child's development and help protect against emotional and behavioral difficulties later in life. New research shows ...

Download the Nature Briefing Podcast 10 July 2026. In this episode: 00:29 Dolly the sheep’s 30-year legacy. Metro: Dolly the ...

Egg cells missing a key protein may be more likely to end up with the wrong number of chromosomes, but an mRNA injection that ...

New research shows it’s possible to edit the DNA of human embryos with more precision. But scientists warn it’s still not ...

Texas lawmakers are weighing a ban on foreign nationals using Texas surrogates. Here is why supporters and critics say it ...

Taxidermied, locked behind plexiglass and spinning slowly on a wooden dais in the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, UK, the world’s most famous ewe remains a public spectacle three decades ...

Scientists have recreated a pivotal stage of early human development, opening a promising new path toward growing transplantable organs in the laboratory. A team of researchers in China has achieved ...

Summary: Understanding the earliest hours of human life has long been a profound challenge in developmental biology. While decades of animal research in mice have provided general structural clues, ...

A human embryo model replicates key early developmental processes and generates organ-seed cells in vitro. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Chinese researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind ...