The evolutionary blueprint for hands was borrowed in part from a much older genetic plan for our nether regions, a new study suggests.

CISPA researcher Sarath Sivaprasad, together with Hui-Po Wang and Mario Fritz from CISPA and other colleagues from HIPS, has developed an AI system that can automatically detect abnormalities in ...

Study on Hox genes in zebrafish reveals ancient genetic foundation for limb evolution and organ development in vertebrates.

The fish that limbed vertebrates evolved from don't have obvious digit equivalents, and the most common types of fish just have a large collection of rays supporting their fins. Despite this ...

The winners of the 2025 Ocean Photographer of the Year competition captured the ocean and its wildlife like you’ve never seen before.

Egg quality is critical for the success of IVF, as high-quality eggs are essential for successful fertilisation, healthy embryo development and successful implantation. For this, Omya Fertility has ...

At 11 feet (3.4m) tall and nearly 27 feet (8.2m) long, Cooper’s pointy-backed herbivore – affectionately known as Apex – is the largest and most intact stegosaurus fossil ever unearthed. In July 2024, ...

Cloned and genetically modified animals are jumping the lab and entering the black market, possibly forever altering our ecosystems.

The joint project began when a nine-year-old boy came to Prof. Shoshana Greenberger’s clinic at Sheba’s Safra Children’s Hospital with severe shortness of breath and was diagnosed with KLA. Seeking to ...