A research team led by Associate Professor Hirofumi Nishizono and graduate student Masaki Kato from the Research Support ...

In the earliest hours after fertilization, an embryo takes its first steps toward becoming a living organism by shedding maternal control and activating its own genetic program. This critical process, ...

The earliest days after fertilization, once a sperm cell meets an egg, are shrouded in scientific mystery. The process of how a humble single cell becomes an organism fascinates scientists across ...

The work appears in Cell. "Understanding embryo implantation and embryo development just after implantation has significant clinical relevance as these stages are particularly prone to failure," said ...

Infertility is a major healthcare concern. Understanding the molecular regulators governing fertilization, early embryonic ...