The scientific method, known as mitochondrial donation treatment, is designed to prevent children being born with devastating ...

Scientists say the groundbreaking new technique offers 'fresh hope' to women at risk of passing on a devastating condition. | ITV National News ...

Last week, scientists announced the birth of eight healthy babies in the United Kingdom conceived with DNA from three people.

The 14-day limit on scientific study of children conceived in vitro is already abhorrent, and any attempt to extend it should ...

The decades-old limit on how long human embryos can be grown in culture is under debate. A new road map outlines how to extend the length of culture responsibly.

Researchers from Japan and France have successfully reconstituted the development of mouse egg cells, known as oocytes, from ...

Doctors in the UK have announced the birth of eight healthy babies after performing a groundbreaking procedure that creates ...

The little clump of cells looked almost like a human embryo. Created from stem cells, without eggs, sperm, or a womb, the embryo model had a yolk sac and a proto-placenta, resembling a state that ...

A newly created cell model of the amniotic sac could reveal new insights into early pregnancy, as well as generate helpful ...

Of the eight babies born, three are now aged under six months, two are aged six to 12 months, one is 12 to 18 months old, one ...

This is a well-written study that presents a solid genetic screen to identify regulators of adipose morphology and remodeling in zebrafish. The authors generated a rigorous screening platform based on ...

Oocytes are long-lived cells that require specialized adaptations to maintain their fitness. This study shows that human ...