The animal developmental program proceeds in a given precise pattern of space and time. This spatial and temporal pattern is controlled by a strikingly complex genomic regulatory system. Investigating ...

Yeast launched the genome era 6 and continues to be an informative model system for genomic and post-genomics technologies. It has also been a fruitful testing ground for mass spectrometry (MS)-based ...

Genome duplication probably gave biodiversity a decisive evolutionary boost. A Chinese-German research team led by Axel Meyer from the University of Konstanz has now investigated the early phases of ...

Stem cell research holds huge potential for medicine and human health. In particular, human embryonic stem cells (ESCs), with their ability to turn into any cell in the human body, are essential to ...

The organs of a body are a spatial division of labour, one created by different genes being turned on or off in different cells. The same process serves to give individual lives a division of labour ...

A haploid cell with 23 chromosomes (left), and a diploid cell with 46 chromosomes (right). Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert!

A common strategy to create high-yielding plants is hybrid breeding. However, getting the inbred lines in the first place can be a hassle. In maize, the use of so-called 'haploid inducers' provides a ...