New work from UC Davis and the University of Utah shows how the 3D structure of DNA inside a germ cell commits it to develop into a sperm cell. The discovery could improve understanding of fertility ...

There are many potential causes of infertility, and it can be challenging to pin down just what the problem is when a couple is having trouble getting pregnant. Now, researchers show that a few key ...

Researchers have created human embryos by taking nuclei from ordinary skin cells, placing them into donated eggs, and ...

In which we meet the pioneers of one of the most exciting — and controversial — fields of biomedical research: in vitro gametogenesis, or IVG. The goal of IVG is to make unlimited supplies of what ...

Researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) have published an analysis that reveals new functions of the ...

Almost every type of human cell is powered by mitochondria, bean-shaped organelles that use oxygen to synthesize usable energy.* These structures evolved billions of years ago from free-swimming ...

In a scientific breakthrough that raises a number of medical and ethical issues, researchers have used stem cells to create living, growing models of a human embryo. Because stem cells were used, ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Bill Sullivan, Indiana University (THE CONVERSATION) Male fertility rates have been ...

Even after decades of research, biologists are still uncovering surprises about the human body. A team of researchers from the University of Virginia and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have ...