Developmental Biology

A deeper understanding of the effect that age and non-genetic factors like location and anemia status have on immune system development holds promise to improve the efficacy of childhood vaccinations

This microbiome signature suggests that bacteria, or bacterial products, colonize the lungs far before birth

Researchers have found a previously unappreciated hematopoietic wave taking place in the bone marrow of late fetuses and young adults and producing HSCs from resident hemogenic endothelial cells of somite origin

Currently, the only way to diagnose genetic disorders in developing fetuses is by retrieving trophoblasts through amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling

In a study of more than 200 babies, magnetic resonance spectroscopy predicted damage with 98 percent accuracy