Researchers have developed a new organoid that mimics the human fetal pancreas, offering a clearer view of its early development. The researchers were able to recreate a complete structure that ...
There are currently no treatments to replace the damaged macula in the retina, which is a leading cause of blindness. In a new study published in the journal Development, researchers from the ...
Using the stem cells, the researchers made 'retinal sheets' that are enriched in immature versions of the cone photoreceptor cells, which could become mature cone cells when cultured in the lab. After ...
Researchers from the A*STAR Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), led by Dr Jonathan Yuin-Han Loh, have identified Nr1h2, a critical transcription factor essential for early embryo ...
This valuable study reports the first characterization of the CG14545 gene in Drosophila melanogaster, which the authors name "Sakura." Acting during germline stem cell fate and differentiation, ...
Millions of people around the world are affected by retinal degenerative diseases. In most cases, loss of vision is caused by damage to the macula, a ...