Growth plates are areas of cartilage found at the ends of long bones. They play a role in the bone growth of children and teens. An injury to a growth plate can affect the development of a bone. While ...

Human growth hormone is important in many aspects of growth and development. For children living with growth hormone deficiency, it can involve more than just physical growth differences. Cognitive ...

Animal growth and development is a dynamic, multistage process integrating genetic programmes, endocrine signals and environmental inputs to transform a single fertilised cell into a fully formed, ...

Here, we discuss the role of auxin in growth and development in light of these exciting new developments. We highlight the structural insights into the mechanism of PIN-mediated auxin transport and ...