Embryonic development
Unprecedented single-cell studies in virtual embryo
Researchers from EMBL Heidelberg have created a complete description of early embryo development, accounting for every single cell in the embryo.…
How chromosome structure influences development
EMBL researchers in the Heard group at EMBL Heidelberg explore the interaction between DNA organisation and gene expression in the early embryo…
Tissue dynamics provide clues to human disease
EMBL scientists examine the molecular causes of a rare hereditary disease of the spine and ribs…
Accidental beauty
In the Trivedi Group at EMBL Barcelona, Krisztina Arató and Jia Le Lim study the early development of zebrafish embryos.…
Controlling organ growth with light
The De Renzis group investigated invagination, the first step of organ development in embryos.…
The scientific origins of Edith Heard
EMBL’s next Director General reflects on the questions that drive her research…
From blood vessels to blood stem cells
EMBL scientists discover how blood vessel cells become blood stem cells during embryonic development…
Synchronised waves control embryonic patterning
EMBL scientists show that the rhythm between Wnt and Notch waves enables patterning in embryos.…
DNA’s twisted communication
During embryo development, genes are dynamically, and very precisely, switched on and off to confer different properties to different cells and build a well-proportioned and healthy animal. Fgf8 is one of the key genes in this process, controlling in particular the growth of the limbs and…
Collective action
If you wanted to draw your family tree, you could start by searching for people who share your surname. Cells, of course, don’t have surnames, but scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, have found that genetic switches called enhancers, and the…
