In order for vertebrate embryos to develop their body axes, they require what is known as an embryonic signaling center. This ...

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. CRCHUM researcher Sophie ...

Oocyte development and the transition to embryogenesis are orchestrated by a suite of maternal-effect genes and protein complexes that establish the molecular environment necessary for early cell ...

The first few days of a human embryo’s development, known as pre-implantation, are important. It’s when the first cells are formed, and these decide if the embryo can survive, how it will implant in ...

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 ...