Fertility care has evolved significantly over the last few decades and is now offering structured solutions to indivi ...

The correct programming of these so-called epigenetic programs, including DNA methylation, is essential for fertilization and development. A team of researchers from the University of Münster have for ...

Several human diseases arise due to defects in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), which is distinct from nuclear DNA and is inherited only from maternal ancestors. The prevention of these diseases by ...

Some newly reported clumps of cells growing in lab dishes have been hailed as the closest things to human embryos that scientists have ever made in the lab. These entities are human embryo models — ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A bill that requires Iowa schools to show students a video about fetal development in the womb as part of their growth and development curriculum is now before lawmakers. A ...