The new study analyzed sperm cells from 58 individuals ... It has not been confirmed that epigenetic changes can be passed ...

It’s a new way to create “bi-paternal” mice that can survive to adulthood—but human applications are still a long way off.

Early clinical data paints a striking picture: 20 successful pregnancies from just 31 embryo transfers, a dramatic advantage ...

Surprisingly, this occurs right within our bodies. Human sperm cells have unique characteristics, with a peculiar blob-like head and an extraordinarily long tail. Despite their appearance ...

At the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing, held in March 2023 at the Francis Crick Institute in London, ...

The UK's fertility watchdog, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), has revealed that the technology for lab-grown human eggs and sperm is close to becoming a reality. Backed by ...

Understanding how cells transform into specialized types during human development is a central challenge in biology. This ...

In a potential breakthrough for infertility and genetic disease treatments, scientists at Kyoto University have succeeded in mass-generating precursors to sperm and eggs from human iPS cells. Two ...

Your body is a collection of cells carrying thousands of genetic mistakes accrued over a lifetime—many harmless, some bad and at least a few that may be good for you ...

A mouse with no biological mother has survived to adulthood in China – a major scientific achievement that's been years in ...