Embryo

Recent research has shed light on how "selfish DNA," particularly LINE-1 transposons, plays a key role in early human development. Once viewed primarily as harmful, these elements have now been found to be essential for the normal formation and specialisation of cells during the embryo's early stages. Blocking their activity causes developmental di...

A US startup, Heliospect Genomics, is offering wealthy couples the option to test embryos for IQ amid growing ethical debates over genetic modification.

The human Y chromosome, crucial for male development in the embryo, has been steadily losing its genes over millions of years. Currently, the chromosome is down to just 45 genes from an original count of 1438, with scientists estimating that it could disappear entirely within 11 million years. This genetic deterioration has raised concerns about th...

Success rates of freezing eggs are comparable to those obtained by normal in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and are subject to the same variables of female age and embryo quality, according to a study.

The Southern Baptist Convention voted Wednesday to condemn the use of in vitro fertilization and commend congregants who use alternative fertility therapies or adopt frozen embryos.

Around 10 couples in the United States are suing an in vitro fertility (IVF) provider saying it implanted dead and toxic embryos despite knowing they were non-viable.

When an Israeli shell struck Gaza's largest fertility clinic in December, the explosion blasted the lids off five liquid nitrogen tanks stored in a corner of the embryology unit.

Mr He has resumed research on human embryo genome editing, despite the controversy over the ethics of artificially rewriting genes.

Republican Presidential candidate Nikki Haley said she considers frozen embryos created through in-vitro fertilization "babies," siding with the Alabama Supreme Court on an issue that resonates with conservative voters.

The far-reaching implications of this decision are raising concerns among legal experts, medical professionals, and reproductive rights advocates.

Mouse embryos have been grown on the International Space Station and developed normally in the first study indicating it could be possible for humans to reproduce in space, a group of Japanese scientists said.

The team of scientists said that these synthetic embryo models had all the structures and compartments characteristic of this stage.

Several factors contribute to repeated IVF failures, including the quality of the embryos, age of patients, hormonal imbalances and uterine abnormalities.

He Jiankui said that this experiment would involve abnormal fertilised egg cells that are typically considered unsuitable for implantation in women.

These embryo-like structures are at the very earliest stages of human development.

Recent research has shed light on how "selfish DNA," particularly LINE-1 transposons, plays a key role in early human development. Once viewed primarily as harmful, these elements have now been found to be essential for the normal formation and specialisation of cells during the embryo's early stages. Blocking their activity causes developmental di...

A US startup, Heliospect Genomics, is offering wealthy couples the option to test embryos for IQ amid growing ethical debates over genetic modification.

The human Y chromosome, crucial for male development in the embryo, has been steadily losing its genes over millions of years. Currently, the chromosome is down to just 45 genes from an original count of 1438, with scientists estimating that it could disappear entirely within 11 million years. This genetic deterioration has raised concerns about th...

Success rates of freezing eggs are comparable to those obtained by normal in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and are subject to the same variables of female age and embryo quality, according to a study.

The Southern Baptist Convention voted Wednesday to condemn the use of in vitro fertilization and commend congregants who use alternative fertility therapies or adopt frozen embryos.

Around 10 couples in the United States are suing an in vitro fertility (IVF) provider saying it implanted dead and toxic embryos despite knowing they were non-viable.

When an Israeli shell struck Gaza's largest fertility clinic in December, the explosion blasted the lids off five liquid nitrogen tanks stored in a corner of the embryology unit.

Mr He has resumed research on human embryo genome editing, despite the controversy over the ethics of artificially rewriting genes.

Republican Presidential candidate Nikki Haley said she considers frozen embryos created through in-vitro fertilization "babies," siding with the Alabama Supreme Court on an issue that resonates with conservative voters.

The far-reaching implications of this decision are raising concerns among legal experts, medical professionals, and reproductive rights advocates.

Mouse embryos have been grown on the International Space Station and developed normally in the first study indicating it could be possible for humans to reproduce in space, a group of Japanese scientists said.

The team of scientists said that these synthetic embryo models had all the structures and compartments characteristic of this stage.

Several factors contribute to repeated IVF failures, including the quality of the embryos, age of patients, hormonal imbalances and uterine abnormalities.

He Jiankui said that this experiment would involve abnormal fertilised egg cells that are typically considered unsuitable for implantation in women.

These embryo-like structures are at the very earliest stages of human development.