WASHINGTON — 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.

The process, which would carry significant safety concerns, involves removing the nucleus from a woman's skin cell and inserting it into an egg, or oocyte, from which the nucleus has been removed ...

In a recent study published in Cell Metabolism, a collaborative research team led by Chen-Yu Zhang, Xi Chen, and Di-Jun Chen ...

Human eggs made from a volunteer’s skin DNA were fertilized in a lab in September, and some grew for nearly a week, though many failed.

Researchers from Nanjing University and Nanjing Medical University have identified sperm microRNAs as key messengers that ...

You'll get access to an ad-free website with a faster photo browser, the chance to claim free tickets to a host of events ...

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 ...

A new analytical method is revealing how conservationists can further boost breeding programs dedicated to saving some of the ...

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

A Republican lawmaker introduced a bill this week that would require Ohio public schools to show a video about fetal ...

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