Developmental biology articles from across Nature Portfolio
Developmental biology is the field of biology that studies the processes by which multicellular organisms grow and develop, controlled by their genes. Knowledge of normal developmental processes can aid in the understanding of developmental abnormalities and other conditions such as cancer.
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Follicular communication breakdown in aging ovaries
Molecule in mothers’ milk nurses pups’ heart cells to maturity
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Apicobasal RNA asymmetries regulate cell fate in the early mouse embryo
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The nuclear lamina couples mechanical forces to cell fate in the preimplantation embryo via actin organization
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The potential role of the pseudobranch of molly fish (Poecilia sphenops) in immunity and cell regeneration
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Elucidation of HHEX in pancreatic endoderm differentiation using a human iPSC differentiation model
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Directionality of developing skeletal muscles is set by mechanical forces
Nature Communications 14, 3060
Apicobasal RNA asymmetries regulate cell fate in the early mouse embryo
The nuclear lamina couples mechanical forces to cell fate in the preimplantation embryo via actin organization
The potential role of the pseudobranch of molly fish (Poecilia sphenops) in immunity and cell regeneration
Elucidation of HHEX in pancreatic endoderm differentiation using a human iPSC differentiation model
Prenatal exposure to benzo[a]pyrene depletes ovarian reserve and masculinizes embryonic ovarian germ cell transcriptome transgenerationally
Directionality of developing skeletal muscles is set by mechanical forces
Accelerated transcriptional elongation during aging impairs longevity
YBX2-dependent stabilization of oocyte mRNA through a reversible sponge-like cortical partition
RNA splicing targets age-related diseases
Mother’s milk helps baby mouse hearts to develop