development Archive
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Cambridge scientists create first artificial self-organising embryo
Posted on March 15, 2017 | No CommentsScientists from University of Cambridge have created a structure derived from mouse stem cells that is capable of self-assembling to closely resemble a real mouse […] -
World first: license to edit human embryonic cells for fertility research in UK approved
Posted on February 9, 2016 | No CommentsUK scientists have been granted permission by the UK Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) to genetically modify human embryos, the first national regulatory authority […] -
Bang! Interviews: Professor Dorothy Bishop on Neuropsychology
Posted on January 24, 2014 | No CommentsLaura Soul talks to Professor Dorothy Bishop about her research in developmental neuropsychology, particularly communication impairments in children, as well as blogging, twitter and communicating science. -
Researchers produce interneurons from stem cells
Posted on May 7, 2013 | No CommentsScientists have managed to produce cortical interneurons (an important type of brain cell) from human embryonic stem cells, which could lead to advances in studying […] -
Babies begin language learning in the womb
Posted on January 6, 2013 | No CommentsBabies begin assimilating language before they are even born, according to a study that was published in the journal Acta Paediatrica. Work conducted in American and Sweden […] -
Stagnant crop yields in the world’s most populous countries
Posted on December 30, 2012 | No CommentsProduction of key crops such as rice, wheat and maize has failed to increase in India and China, according to a study published recently in […]