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 ...

Over the past few decades, growing evidence has challenged the belief that inheritance is governed solely by DNA sequences.

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

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

"For the first time, scientists have shown that DNA from ordinary body cells can be placed into an egg, activated, and made ...

Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) have successfully transformed human skin cells into egg cells, ...

When a sperm meets an egg, a lot has to go right for an embryo to develop into a complete organism. One critical step of ...

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