"Having this 'blueprint' of bone formation can also help us develop effective ways to grow bone and cartilage cells in a dish, which has enormous therapeutic potential." Dr. Jan Patrick Pett ...

Full view of how bones and joints form in the first trimester uncovers cells and pathways that could help diagnose and treat skeletal conditions in the future.

Bone development is the formation and growth of bones. New bone is formed by the action of specialised cells called osteoblasts and osteoclasts, either by directly laying down bone tissue into ...

The first "blueprint" of human skeletal development reveals how the skeleton forms, shedding light on the process of arthritis, and highlighting cells involved in conditions that affect skull and bone ...

These characteristics can be used to assess bone formation: after taking oral tetracycline on two occasions (double labeling), an iliac-crest biopsy is obtained. The rate of bone growth equals the ...

A new atlas maps human skeletal development, revealing key insights into bone formation, genetic links to arthritis, and ...