Insect wings represent a pivotal evolutionary innovation that has underpinned the remarkable radiation of the Insecta. This field, at the intersection of evolution and developmental biology (evo-devo) ...

The undergraduate minor in molecular, cellular and developmental biology prepares students to address global challenges such as climate change, international conflict and economic inequality. The ...

Insect developmental biology encompasses the study of the intricate processes that govern embryogenesis, tissue differentiation, and body segmentation in insects. Central to this field is the ...

Developmental biology seeks to document the path from embryo to organism, where cell-to-cell interactions and the spatial organization of tissues influence developmental mechanisms. Consequently, ...

The challenges of connecting molecular changes to tissue structure and highlights the potential of multifractal frameworks to quantify complex biological patterns ...

In reptiles, a simple temperature change can determine whether an egg develops into a male or female. This process is formally known as temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD), in which the sex ...

Researchers have studied gene expression dynamics during metamorphosis in two species of flies. Published in the Genome Biology and Evolution, the study aims to identify patterns of changes in gene ...

At first glance, when a baby takes their first step, it seems like a simple event. But behind that wobbly moment lies a complex mix of biology, development, and even genetics. Scientists now know more ...

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center developmental biologist Cecilia Moens, PhD, joins nine other scientists elected to the newly created Society for Developmental Biology Academy. The researchers’ elections ...

Researchers have long known that temperature can determine whether some reptiles develop as male or female, but this process ...

Sexual size differences are widespread in biology, yet the "how" behind them often remains vague. We asked a concrete question in a classic model organism: when female flies are larger than males, do ...