Another interesting fact about dolphin morphology is that the embryos briefly develop hind limb buds before they’re then absorbed back into the body. This is due to an important limb-forming gene ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Researchers in Australia have successfully created the first kangaroo embryo using in vitro fertilization, or IVF, according to a new study.

But, like humans, nine-banded armadillos are capable of something called polyembryony – the development of more than one embryo from a single fertilized egg. That’s how we sometimes wind up ...

The embryos develop until a point, but eventually stop growing, hindered by a process known as genomic imprinting. This happens when certain maternal or paternal genes are shut down during ...

(CNN) — Scientists in Australia have successfully produced the world’s first kangaroo embryo through in vitro fertilization, or IVF, a feat they hailed as a “ground-breaking achievement ...

For these genes, animals inherit part of a “dose” from each parent, and the two must work in harmony to create a healthy embryo. Without both doses, gene expression can go awry, and the ...

The woman, surnamed Hou, was discharged from hospital at the end of November, with the remaining two embryos developing healthily, doctors said. But on January 6, during a prenatal check-up ...

Despite their name, false killer whales are one of the largest members of the dolphin family. Department liaison officer Brendon Clark said the stranding was the first by false killer whales in ...

Embryology is the discipline concerned with the study of embryogenesis, the development of the embryo from a fertilised egg cell. Findings in embryology have helped in the understanding of ...

Do you hike in the mountains, swim in the ocean, watch the sunset or listen to birds? Do you wish the outdoors were easier to access where you live? By Natalie Proulx What is it like to report ...