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

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have accomplished a unique proof of concept to treat infertility by turning ...

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

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 ...

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In a recent video, Keerthika Govindhasamy or Keerthi History, a YouTuber with millions of followers, attempts to establish ...

Three scientists shed light on the immune system’s short-circuit that triggers 152 different diseases — the third most common ...

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

An image of an oocyte with a bright image of a skin cell nucleus before fertilisation. Image courtesy: Oregon Health & Science University Every day, science is finding new frontiers which it can cross ...

Human skin cells can be turned into eggs and fertilised with sperm, according to early, proof-of-concept research. By replacing the DNA in a donor's egg with DNA from a skin cell, scientists could one ...

During fertilization, an egg's 23 chromosomes combine with 23 chromosomes from a sperm cell, resulting in a total of 46. To prompt their makeshift eggs to shed half their chromosomes, the scientists ...