Researchers have induced a senescent-like state in worms, providing a model to explore how senescence can be triggered and ...

Diapause, commonly referred to as the ‘pause button’ for embryo development, is a mechanism to temporarily pause embryo development during unfavourable conditions.

Rather, diapause seems to involve an intermittent dialogue, with the uterus rebuffing the embryo’s attempts to implant until the time is right. For all its quirks, though, ...

So, yes—according to this test, in theory, human pregnancies could enter a diapause-like state if properly induced. “This potential may be a vestige of the evolutionary process that we no ...

During diapause, the embryo remains free-floating and pregnancy is extended. This dormant state can be maintained for weeks or months before development is resumed, when conditions are favorable.

The African turquoise killifish lives in ephemeral ponds in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. To survive the annual dry season, the fish's embryos enter a state of extreme suspended animation or 'diapause ...

Diapause is a seasonal adaptation strategy of insects and animals in which biological functions are put on hold, such as insect eggs that remain dormant until conditions are more favorable to hatch.