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A novel avian transgenic line allows studying the function of Wnt signaling during embryonic development.

A combination of light and electron microscopy has revealed further details about the location and interactions of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells.

In vitro grown human muscle fibers display remarkable self-organisation capacities at the tissue, cellular, and molecular levels that are coordinated by mechanical tension.

A genetic oscillator composed of NHR-23 and let-7 family of microRNAs links the molting cycle timer and the heterochronic pathway to regulate the pace of molting in C. elegans and ensure that worms molt only four times.

Banp is a transcription activator of cell cycle genes like cenpt, ncapg, and wrnip1 to prevent genotoxic stress during rapid cell division and its repercussions on development and disease.

Biomolecular experiments and computer simulations revealed that morphogen receptors expressed via a positive feedback loop impart robustness against variations in morphogen secretion rate and speed of development.

Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) suppression is not sufficient to maintain long-term uterine quiescence like in ovariectomized mice maintained on progesterone supplement, and estrogen has an adverse impact on uterine quiescence independent of FOXA2 (forkhead box protein A2)/LIF.

The H3K36 and H3K27 histone methyltransferases MES-4 and PRC2 protect survival of the nascent germline in Caenorhabditis elegans by repressing expression of X-linked genes, including the key transcription factor LIN-15B.

A newly identified pattern of circuit assembly shows connectivity between small groups of neurons born in tight time windows from different stem cells, with outputs from one lineage born before inputs from other lineages.

The neonatally maturing pituitary harbors an activated stem cell compartment and shows prominent regenerative capacity, as revealed by single-cell transcriptomic profiling and in vitro (organoid) and in vivo (mouse) exploration.