Scientists are making inroads in understanding one of the central mysteries of human reproduction: Why do women’s eggs ...

Exclusive: Research suggests supplementing eggs with a key protein reduces age-related defects, raising hopes of improved IVF for older women ...

Bringing together experts in reproductive health, developmental biology, engineering, plant science and food technology, the ...

Building a family does not always follow a predictable path. Many individuals and couples encounter challenges when trying to ...

In an interview with Le Monde, the biologist and geneticist discusses the advances in assisted reproductive technology and ...

At least 197 children, some of whom are British, have been placed at high risk of cancer because they were conceived using a Danish sperm donor who had a faulty gene. Already, some of the children ...

In 2018, Chinese scientist He Jiankui shocked the world when he revealed that he had created the first gene-edited babies. Using Crispr, he tweaked the genes of three human embryos in an attempt to ...

Scientists have created human eggs containing genes from adult skin cells, a step that someday could help women who are infertile or gay couples have babies with their own genes but would also raise ...

Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach ...

ABSTRACT: Centrifugation preparation has been the mainstay of ART sperm preparation since the procedure was first introduced in 1978. However, recent studies have suggested that commonly used ...

A confocal microscopy image of a nine-day-old human embryo, with specific proteins and cellular structures colored distinctively. Green relates to embryonic stem cells and magenta associates with ...