Tag: zygote
Out of One Cell, Many Tissues — But How?
Scientists are delving into the remarkable way a zygote grows through its embryonic stages to an adult.
DNA as Architect as Well as Librarian: Structural Functions of the Double Helix
Early geneticists missed a lot when they looked at DNA only for its coding function.
First State-Sanctioned Three-Parent Babies to be Born
The children could have serious health consequences — either early or later in life — having been generated, after all, from two broken eggs.
“Life Is a Discontinuity in the Universe”
There are 37 trillion cells in the human body, some 200 cell types, and 12,000+ specialized proteins. How does it all come together?
A (New) Argument for Abortion
The argument is important for the inanity of its logic and its implications for human exceptionalism and the protection of innocent life.