The coronavirus crisis is overwhelming New York’s system for burying the dead.

Embryonic ‘organizer cells’ can tell embryos of various phyla what kind of body to build.

Susan V. Bryant, Angus d'A. Bellairs, Development of Regenerative Ability in the Lizard, Lacerta vivipara, American Zoologist, Vol. 10, No. 2 (May, 1970), pp. 167-173

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Naturalist says he has been ‘overwhelmed by greetings’ as milestone is marked with event at Royal Albert Hall David Attenborough said he had been “completely overwhelmed by birthday greetings” for his centenary on Friday and thanked wellwishers “most sincerely”. The naturalist said he had hoped to celebrate his 100th birthday quietly. Instead, the milestone will be marked with a live event at the Royal Albert Hall broadcast on BBC One, featuring music from his programmes as well as stories and reflections from public figures and leading advocates for the natural world. In a recorded audio message shared on Thursday night, Attenborough said: “I had rather thought that I would celebrate my 100th birthday quietly, but it seems that many of you have had other ideas. Continue reading...

Sullivan & Cromwell apologized for submitting a court document that had fake citations created by artificial intelligence.

Colossal Biosciences’ CEO says its work follows a ‘moral obligation’ while critics say it’s ‘tech bro’ hype that could undermine conservation

The National Cancer Institute is studying ivermectin as a potential cancer treatment, according to its top official, alarming career scientists.

The ankylosaurian dinosaur Spicomellus afer possessed a tail weapon and uniquely elaborate dermal armour.

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The ascidian tunicate Ciona, one of the closest relatives of the vertebrates, inhabits shallow temperate waters in the worldwide ocean. A unique combination of simple stereotyped embryogenesis, regula...

Determining whether sponges or ctenophores root the animal tree has important implications for understanding early animal evolution. Here, we examined support for these competing hypotheses by constru...

imageimageDuring development, multipotent cardiopharyngeal progenitors express both cardiac and pharyngeal muscle transcriptional programs. This study in the tunicate Ciona shows that cell cycle-regul...

The portrayal of uncaring scientists without any thought for the animals being used in their research is far from the truth.

The pioneer factor Zelda activates a specific set of developmental and structural genes to end tissue regeneration.

The NIH is “reducing animal use in research.” But there is no replacement for animal models.