Life begins with a single fertilized cell that gradually transforms into a multicellular organism. This process requires ...

The curved shape of a zebrafish egg causes unequal cell divisions, creating larger cells near the animal pole and smaller ...

A completely new geometric shape has been discovered by a group of researchers looking into the dynamics of cells that contribute toward the embryonic development and lead to the formation of human ...

Often when describing patterns, they are placed in one of two categories: organic or geometric. Organic designs are ones ...

Organisms start from one cell, which divides, again and again, building 3D tissues into a body. Epithelial cells form linings, like the skin and outer layers of organs, and lay the foundation for ...

Scientists have just defined a new shape called the scutoid (SCOO-toid) while studying epithelial cells, the building blocks of embryos that eventually end up forming our skin and lining our organs ...

Astronauts in space have uncovered a new geometric shape with no sharp corners that is impossible to create on Earth.Earlier ...

A multinational team of scientists have uncovered a previously undescribed shape -- they call the 'scutoid' -- adopted by epithelial cells during embryonic development that enables the cells to ...

We've got circles, squares, triangles and all the 'gons — but, Spanish scientists say we're missing one: the scutoid. Researchers from the University of Seville found these "twisted prisms" in nature, ...