Jonathan Yuin-Han Loh. At the earliest stages of life, the blastocyst—a highly organized structure critical for implantation—begins to form. Its development is tightly controlled by genetic ...

At the earliest stages of life, the blastocyst -- a highly organised structure critical for implantation -- begins to form. Its development is tightly controlled by genetic and epigenetic programs.

But without OCT4 the blastocyst cannot form ... which is providing us with a foundation of knowledge about early human development." By deepening understanding of the earliest moments in life ...

Over 130 species of mammals - from bears to mice - have the ability to temporarily pauses embryo development in a process ...