Scientists have succeeded in reconstructing the family tree of cells in a developing mouse embryo. They recorded cells' ...

Scientists have traced the development of a mouse embryo from its first two cells to the formation of organs, using a ...

All life is connected in a vast family tree. Every organism exists in relationship to its ancestors, descendants, and cousins, and the path between any two individuals can be traced. The same is true ...

A cell’s lineage describes the developmental history of a cell from its birth until its final division and differentiation into a particular cell type, which is known as its cell fate. Cell fate is ...

Almost all animal species—including humans—have blood cells, but between different species our blood tells different stories. The lineage and components of blood cells vary widely, and this variety is ...

A molecular tracking technology called DNA Typewriter can record the cellular lineage of a mouse embryo, from a single cell to over a million.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: First discovered in 1986, vaults are mysterious organelles whose exact functions still remain unknown. Now, researchers themselves have given vaults ...

Genome scientist Dr. Jay Shendure talking with a colleague in his lab at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. He is leading an effort to develop technologies like ENGRAM and DNA ...

In many submerged regions, murky mud shelters strange life-forms that seem to be the key to one of the biggest mysteries of life on Earth. These creatures belong to a domain of life called the archaea ...