Researchers have identified the exact DNA sequence where human chromosomes fuse to form Robertsonian chromosomes, a ...

Researchers have created human embryos by taking nuclei from ordinary skin cells, placing them into donated eggs, and ...

More work needs to be done to create viable human embryos, but the method might someday be used in IVF to help infertile people and male couples.

That changed in 2014, when Swedish scientists showed that Y loss in blood cells correlates with how long men live – those who ...

Scientists have created egg-like cells capable of fertilization using DNA from ordinary skin cells in what could be a major breakthrough for infertility research.

Advances in genome editing are transforming the treatment for rare genetic diseases, as seen in the case of seven-month-old ...

Researchers transplant the nucleus of a skin cell into an egg, or oocyte, stripped of its own nucleus.

People with Down syndrome have a higher risk for respiratory, hearing and eye-related issues, congenital heart defects, thyroid disorders, and other medical conditions. Babies diagnosed with Down ...

But improved fertility treatment is still far away ...

The findings, researchers said, have “immense therapeutic potential” for people who have no viable eggs or sperm ...