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 ...
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 ...
Two independent studies provide comprehensive human embryo reference maps by integrating multiple human embryo single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) datasets. These references are instrumental in ...
Check if you have access via personal or institutional login The Fundamentals of Human Embryology covers embryonic development, with a unique focus on adult anatomy. Its goal is to impart to students ...