Life cycles require the creation of an autonomous individual, that individual’s growth and that individual’s reproduction In sexual reproduction, gametes containing a single set of chromosomes combine ...

Unlocking secrets from East Africa's naked mole rats, scientists are amazed by their cancer immunity and unique social ...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) have developed a remarkable new way for making human body cells ...

In the intricate science of reproduction, the creation of offspring has long relied on the union of sperm and eggs, whether naturally or through assisted techniques like in vitro fertilization. Both ...

Scientists created the eggs using DNA from adult skin cells, a step that could someday potentially lead to new ways to treat ...

Human embryos formed with in vitro fertilisation can develop genetic abnormalities in the time between genetic testing and ...

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Researchers have captured the very first real-time, three-dimensional images and videos of a human embryo implanting into synthetic uterine tissue—revealing a key stage in reproduction. The resulting ...