Ribosomes are tiny molecular machines inside all living cells that build proteins, and ribosome biogenesis is the complex, ...

New research suggests that the unique way human placentas produce sex hormones during pregnancy may have been a key driver ...

Cambridge and Oxford researchers propose the placenta drove human evolution by shaping our large, social brains.

Republican Iowa state Sen. Lynn Evans of Aurelia shares his highlights and disappointments from the 2025 legislative session including: Student achievement legislation, a bill about fetal development ...

Unlike other primates, humans are exposed to high levels of placental sex hormones in the womb, which may have shaped our ...

A new study reveals that prenatal exposure to common air pollutants like NO₂, PM2.5, and black carbon is associated with ...

Kansas schools are now required to show fetal development videos when human growth or sexuality is discussed. The law lacks specifics on implementation, leaving local districts with an unclear ...

The human brain, like the brain of other mammals, is known to start developing before birth, via a coordinated sequence of molecular and cellular processes. Neuroscience studies have found that the ...

“There is no such thing as an ultrasound video that shows the development of a human heart, brain, or other vital organs,” Sen. Debra Altschiller, D-Stratham, said at a committee hearing in April.

Senate File 175, approved 33-16, would require human growth and development classes for Iowa students in grades 5-12 include ultrasound video and computer-generated rendering or animations ...

A bill that would require students in health classes across New Hampshire to watch certain fetal development videos is moving forward at the state House.House Bill 667 remains a controversial ...

One says human sexuality instruction must also include a high-quality rendering or animation that shows the fertilization process and each state of fetal development.