Embryology is the study of development of an embryo from the stage of ovum fertilization through to the fetal stage. The ball of dividing cells that results after fertilization is termed an “embryo” ...

Gavin de Beer is remembered, at best, as a shadowy figure among those who gradually built up our current view of evolution and the role of genetics. This view derives from the Modern Synthesis — the ...

International Conference on Embryology focuses on human embryology and aims to provide an up-to-date source of information on a variety of selected topics. .The conference will be organized on the ...

Eggs take exactly 21 days to hatch, and the process of chick development is an exciting opportunity for your students! We are working to create lessons, videos and resources for you to use in your ...

Until as recently as the 18th century, the belief that an embryo exists as a pre-formed entity contained inside semen was common. This concept, referred to as “preformation” held that a pre-formed, ...

Humans do not have tails, but do we have “what it takes” for a tail? Hens don’t have teeth, but they have the genes for it. With atavism, it is as if our genomes serve as archives of our evolutionary ...

"God's word is true. I've come to understand that. All that stuff I was taught about evolution and embryology and the big bang theory, all that is lies straight from the pit of hell." Those remarks by ...

All vertebrate embryos follow a common developmental path due to their common ancestry. All have a set of very similar genes (the homeobox genes) that define their basic body plan. As they grow, the ...

In India, about 1.2 - 1.8 crore couples are diagnosed with infertility, and this number only seems to keep increasing with time, given the current lifestyle conditions. Infertility is an increasingly ...