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Apoptosis in Embryonic Development
By: Zane Bartlett
| Published: Jun 08, 2017
Apoptosis, or programmed cell death, is a mechanism in embryonic development that occurs naturally in organisms. Apoptosis is a different process…
ApoptosisGenetic regulationCaenorhabditis elegansCellsGerm Cells
Translational Developmental Biology
By: Mary E. Sunderland
| Published: Jun 10, 2009
Translational developmental biology is a growing approach to studying biological phenomena that explicitly aims to develop medical therapies. When…
medicineStem Cells
Telomerase in Human Development
By: Zane Bartlett
| Published: Mar 23, 2015
Telomerase is an enzyme that regulates the lengths of telomeres in the cells of many organisms, and in humans it begins to function int the early…
TelomeraseTelomereDNAMolecular BiologySomatic embryogenesis
Process of Eukaryotic Embryonic Development
By: Inbar Maayan
| Published: Oct 20, 2010
All sexually reproducing, multicellular diploid eukaryotes begin life as embryos. Understanding the stages of embryonic development is vital to…
EukaryotaEukaryotesOntogeny
Merck & Company's Development of Gardasil
By: Maeen Arslan
| Published: Jun 28, 2022
In 2006, the United States branch of Merck & Co. received FDA approval for Gardasil, a human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccine that protects…
OrganizationCervix uteri--CancerPapillomavirusesVaccine mandatesMeasles vaccine
Developmental Timeline of Alcohol-Induced Birth Defects
By: Erica O'Neil
| Published: Apr 24, 2011
Maternal consumption of alcohol (ethanol) during pregnancy can result in a continuum of embryonic developmental abnormalities that vary depending on…
fetal alcohol syndromeReproductionHuman Development
The Effects of Diethylstilbestrol on Embryonic Development
By: Tristan Cooper-Roth
| Published: Sep 12, 2010
Estrogen plays a key role in the regulation of gene transcription. This is accomplished by its ability to act as a ligand and to bind to specific…
DiethylstilbestrolEstrogenHuman Development
The Effects of Bisphenol A on Embryonic Development
By: Tristan Cooper-Roth
| Published: Sep 07, 2010
Bisphenol A (BPA) is an organic compound that was first synthesized by Aleksandr Dianin, a Russian chemist from St. Petersburg, in 1891. The chemical…
bisphenol AReproductionHormonesHuman Development
Methylmercury and Human Embryonic Development
By: Minai Mandana
| Published: Apr 18, 2016
Methylmercury (MeHg) is an organic form of mercury that can damage the developing brains of human fetuses. Women who consume methylmercury during…
MethylmercuryMercury in the bodyFishes--Mercury contentToxicologyMercury
The Effects of Thalidomide on Embryonic Development
By: Tristan Cooper-Roth
| Published: Sep 12, 2010
Embryogenesis is an intricate process that can easily be disrupted by means of teratogenic agents. Some of these agents target the embryonic period's…
ThalidomideHuman DevelopmentFetus