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 ...

A microscope image of a human egg contains a nucleus taken from a skin cell. (Mitalipov Laboratory at Oregon Health & Science University) WASHINGTON — Oregon scientists used human skin cells to create ...

Early lab work shows reprogrammed skin cells can yield embryos, hinting at future infertility solutions but raising safety questions that demand more study. Infertility affects millions of people ...

Who hasn't seen it before: the view through the microscope in which a sperm penetrates an egg cell and fertilizes it. This fundamental step in procreation happens dynamically and seemingly without ...

As Election Day approaches, there's a national spotlight on reproductive health care. This includes a medical process hopeful parents go through to grow their families called in vitro fertilization.

Scientists have used human skin cells to create fertilizable eggs capable of producing early embryos, an advance that could expand possibilities for fertility treatment, according to new research. The ...

It's a commonly held belief: Sperm cells are like runners in an epic race, competing against each other for access to the coveted egg at the finish line. The egg, in turn, waits patiently for the ...

What happens when a sperm and egg meet? Scientists know surprisingly little about the molecular mechanics of fertilization; only three proteins central to the process have ever been identified, all in ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Health and Science University has published new research that could represent a game-changer for fertility treatments. At the same time, an anti-abortion group is raising ...