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 ...
US scientists testing the technique say it could help people overcome infertility and potentially allow same-sex couples 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 ...
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 ...
Scientists can now create embryo-like structures from animal and human stem cells in the lab, and recently, researchers unveiled the most advanced human embryo models yet, which resemble natural ...
(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 ...
Human bodies have to be built from a single egg cell that's fertilized by a sperm cell. Many rounds of cell division occur as the body is developing, and it seems that there are plenty of chances for ...
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 ...