Our ancient past isn't always buried history. When it comes to our DNA, nearly 9% of the human genome is made up of leftover ...

US scientists testing the technique say it could help people overcome infertility and potentially allow same-sex couples to ...

In a proof-of-concept experiment, scientists demonstrated that you can create and fertilize human eggs in the lab using sperm ...

The embryos weren’t used to try to establish a pregnancy, but the researchers behind the technique say it could one day be ...

Scientists have developed functional eggs from ordinary human skin cells, a proof of concept that could open up new ways to ...

Oregon scientists used human skin cells to create fertilizable eggs, a step in the quest to develop lab-grown eggs or sperm to one day help people conceive.

Scientists have created egg-like cells capable of fertilization using DNA from ordinary skin cells in what could be a major ...

The technique, still in its early stages, could eventually help people facing age, illness, or same-sex infertility become ...

(RNS) — Scientists have created a human embryo without the use of sperm or an egg — a true test-tube baby. Such embryos cannot (yet) develop into full-grown human beings. Even if transplanted into a ...

Central to many of the bioethical issues of our time is the question, When should society confer moral status on an embryo? When should we call an embryo or a fetus one of us? The fertilized egg ...