A fascinating look at the evolution of the fish jaw.
Insights for Heart Repair
The Hippo pathway’s role in heart development and regeneration.
Talking Back: Development of the Olivocochlear Efferent System
A review of the role of olivocochlear neuron development in human hearing.
What is a Stem Cell?
Discussing the historical roots of the stem cell concept and the definition generally adopted today.
Making Lineage Decisions with Biological Noise: Lessons from the Early Mouse Embryo
Intercellular communication may provide a mechanism to exploit and buffer cell-to-cell variability.
How Did the Complex Nervous Systems of Animals Evolve?
Genomics, and molecular and cellular biology have recently revealed fundamental similarities between embryonic nervous system development in echinoderms and vertebrate neural development, suggesting a common origin for the nervous systems of all animals.
Cellular Reprogramming: A New Way to Understand Aging Mechanisms
This rise in the elderly population brings forward the concept of healthy aging and encourages scientists to conduct extensive research in cellular reprogramming.
Scarless Wound Healing
By understanding the principles of scarless healing in a fetus, perhaps we could achieve scarless healing in mature, born humans.
Generation of Diverse Cortical Inhibitory Interneurons
Our current understanding of the generation of cortical interneurons with a focus on recent efforts to bridge the gap between progenitor behavior and interneuron production is reviewed.
Timing of Neuronal Plasticity in Development and Aging
An overview of the many key pathways and neuronal clocks that have been linked to the regulation of regenerative capacity is provided.