Using cutting-edge time-lapse photography, researchers have discovered clues to the development of the head at the cellular level, which could point scientists to a better understanding of how organs ...

(Left) Generalized schematic showing the relative position of the first pharyngeal pouch and elements in the first pharyngeal arch. The upper (green) and lower (blue) elements in the first pharyngeal ...

Faces are one of the most distinctive parts of our anatomy; we use them to tell people apart and to express our opinions and emotions. But how do skeletal, muscle and nerve tissues combine to produce ...

Jaws are a key characteristic that facilitated the radiation of the vertebrate clade by expanding dietary niches. Vertebrates exhibit diversity in jaw size and shape, indicating that jaw development ...

Thymus organogenesis requires coordinated interactions of multiple cell types, including neural crest (NC) cells, to orchestrate the formation, separation, and subsequent migration of the developing ...

Researchers have used evo-devo methods to determine that the eardrum evolved independently in mammals and reptiles/birds. Researchers at the RIKEN Evolutionary Morphology Laboratory and the University ...