The Francis Crick Institute’s expert scientists on how AI can help the healthcare industry

Mammalian embryos see a substantial increase in available oxygen once the placenta forms. This increase in oxygen exposure serves as a trigger for initiating the development of the hindlimb, thus cont...

Wickström discovered how cells sense the physical world around them. Her research showed that cells can “feel” forces such as pressure and stretching and relay these signals all the way to their DNA. ...

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Cavanaugh et al. show that embryos from aged mice have increased contractility and tissue viscosity on embryonic day 4.5, which leads to poor spreading and attachment. Similar age-associated mechanica...

Cell biologists have long known that mechanical forces, such as tension and compression, influence tissue differentiation. Now, advanced methods are letting them observe and manipulate these forces in...

Basement membranes are scaffolds of proteins, like collagen, that give organs shape. During development, basement membranes must adapt to the growing organ. We infer how fast the basement membrane ada...

Cell biologists have long known that mechanical forces, such as tension and compression, influence tissue differentiation. Now, advanced methods are letting them observe and manipulate these forces in...

Nature Physics - Zebrafish can regenerate amputated fins back to their original size. It is now shown that gradients in extracellular signal-regulated kinase activity act as rulers during fin bone...

Human embryonic development proceeds more slowly than in mice. The segmentation clock offers a tractable model for studying species-specific developme…

Proportional organ growth requires tissue-level control of cell behavior. Yet the cues that adapt growth rates, especially after organ injury, remain unclear. Here, we uncover that developing organs a...

We hope you are looking forward to the Young Embryologist Network Conference 2026! The meeting will be held at the Francis Crick Insitute on the 15th June

Kale et al. show that nuclear divisions are defective at elevated temperature, leading to gastrulation defects and embryo lethality. Their work finds that F-actin – microtubule interactions during mit...

The 2027 Gordon Research Conference on Developmental Biology will be held in Lucca (Barga), Lucca Italy. Apply today to reserve your spot.

Ingrid Tsang gives us a glimpse of what a day in the life of a Reviews Editor is like.