How does a tiny group of cells know how to grow into a perfectly organised human body? The answer lies in genetics. During week 3 of pregnancy, your baby’s DNA begins actively directing cell division, ...

Researchers from the University of Adelaide have discovered that the earliest days of embryo development have a measurable impact on a person’s future health and ageing. Professor Rebecca Robker, ...

Researchers at the Center for Embryology and Healthy Development (CRESCO) aim to find out why so many early embryos fail in their development. New insights into how maternal and paternal DNA is ...

The earliest days after fertilization, once a sperm cell meets an egg, are shrouded in scientific mystery. The process of how a humble single cell becomes an organism fascinates scientists across ...