A new model for embryo research. Unlike other common laboratory animals, such as mice, guinea pigs have a preimplantation development that is more comparable to that of humans in terms of timing ...

Researchers reveal that the guinea pig pre-implantation embryo is very similar to the human embryo, spurring a better understanding of infertility and early human development. CRCHUM researcher ...

The first few days of a human embryo’s development, known as pre-implantation, are important. It’s when the first cells are formed, and these decide if the embryo can survive, how it will implant in ...