A new study shows that lab-grown sperm cells can be derived from stem cells. July 9, 2009 — -- The face of infertility-- in literature, in the media, in advocacy groups -- is so predominantly ...

New work from UC Davis and the University of Utah shows how the 3D structure of DNA inside a germ cell commits it to develop into a sperm cell. The discovery could improve understanding of fertility ...

Fathers may carry traces of their childhood trauma in their sperm cells, a new study finds. The new research, published Jan. 3 in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, looked at the "epigenetics" of the ...

Scientists might soon be able to create eggs and sperm from skin and blood cells. What will that mean? The way we make babies could be about to change. Maybe. An embryo forms when sperm meets egg. But ...

Human sperm have long been a subject of fascination—not just for their role in fertilization, but for their remarkable ability to navigate through some of the most viscous environments in the body.

Scientists in the Netherlands have transformed sperm cells into microscopic robots in a move that could transform the future of fertility. The team from the University of Twente, in the Netherland, ...

A team of researchers at the TechMed Center of the University of Twente has transformed real sperm cells into tiny, magnetically controlled microrobots. These sperm bots can now be tracked in real ...

Germ cell production in genetically modified hybrid animals is now a reality rather than science fiction, as recently demonstrated by researchers at ETH Zurich. Stem cell biologist Ori Bar-Nur, PhD, ...

This is why it's important to tell partners or parents whether you’d want your eggs, sperm or embryos to be used after you’ve died. This article is from The Checkup, MIT Technology Review's weekly ...

A number of factors can play a decisive role in some couples' inability to conceive, which may lead them to turn to fertility treatments like IVF or IUI. But before couples get to that point, they ...