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 ...

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

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

Human skin cells may one day be used to create functional human eggs in a step toward helping women have their own genetic ...

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

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

A reproductive medicine professor described the work as an “exciting proof of concept” that may change approaches to ...

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