Studying the shape of tissues and organs is critical to understanding how they are formed. Embryonic development happens in ...

LimbLab is an open-source tool that can help developmental biology researchers visualise and analyse 3D data for ...

Scientists reveal unprecedented insights into human limb development, including the many intricate processes that govern their formation. Human fingers and toes do not grow outward; instead, they form ...

In 1978, Temtamy and McKusick classified isolated, non-syndromic Polydactyly and syndactyly, using a logical anatomical approach, into five distinct types for each group. Since then, there have been ...

This study is reported by Jia-Tang Li’s group from the Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The development of limbs is significant for the origin and evolution of tetrapods, ...

A new study gives insight into how limb development evolved in vertebrates. The findings identify a gene that plays a central role in the evolution of limb development in vertebrates. By manipulating ...