Studying the early development of human embryos is challenging due to ethical constraints and technical difficulties.

It may be disturbing to characterize human bodies in such commodifying terms, but the unavoidable reality is that human ...

Researchers reveal that the guinea pig pre-implantation embryo is very similar to the human embryo, spurring a better understanding of infertility and early human development.

These clusters of cells are increasingly at the center of legal disputes, resulting in piecemeal decisions that have far-reaching consequences.

While three women were freed, the Pavena Hongsakul Foundation for Children and Women warned that a hundred more remain prisoner.

“When we compared the development of the guinea pig embryo to our previous work, we were very surprised by its striking resemblance to early human embryogenesis.” That discovery opens new ...

CRCHUM researcher Sophie Petropoulos and her team reveal for the first time that the guinea pig pre-implantation embryo is very similar to the human embryo, spurring a better understanding of ...

The guinea pig has long been used for studies in developmental biology and is very similar to humans in terms of general ...

“When we compared the development of the guinea pig embryo to our previous work, we were very surprised by its striking resemblance to early human embryogenesis.” That discovery opens new ...