Scientists have developed functional eggs from ordinary human skin cells, a proof of concept that could open up new ways to ...

Scientists describe the technique as an early proof of concept and say it could take at least a decade of further research ...

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

The Human Cell Atlas is yielding detailed maps of human tissues and systems throughout life, along with methods to handle single-cell data. Four scientists reflect on how the project is transforming ...

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.

Scientists have mapped underappreciated scaffolding cells in skin, known as fibroblasts. They show for the first time how fibroblasts go ‘rogue’ in many different diseases affecting multiple organs – ...

Spaceflight makes certain human stem cells age faster, a study finds, furthering the understanding of the possible effects of ...

"This discovery shows that the body has a built-in backup plan. GLP-1 is simply a much more powerful signal for beta cells ...

An innovative use of skin cells could provide a route for gay couples or women with fertility problems to have children they ...

It is no longer science fiction: human embryos have now been made from DNA in skin cells that were fertilised with sperm, a ...

US scientists have created embryo from human skin cells for the first time.A team scientist has turned DNA from human skin ...

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