Mouse eggs created from skin cells
A new method of creating eggs from skin cells has been demonstrated in mice, and could have potential for treating infertility in future...
Cells are the building blocks of all living things. A human body is made up of around 100 trillion cells (100 million million).
A new method of creating eggs from skin cells has been demonstrated in mice, and could have potential for treating infertility in future...
Organoids grown from testicular cells of young mice have shown characteristics of normal mouse testes and have potential to produce sperm...
A long non-coding RNA that plays a role in the inactivation of one of the X chromosomes in females, could be behind why autoimmune diseases disproportionately affect women...
by Yan Lau
A genome-edited pig liver effectively filtered blood in a brain-dead man for three days, showcasing a potential temporary solution for acute liver failure...
The current legal framework on which compensation caps for gamete donors is based has created a situation where foreign donors are compensated less than those in the UK, explains Julian Hitchcock...
by Yan Lau
A DNA repair pathway has been revealed to be dependent on an enzyme linked with hereditary breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and prostate cancer...
A chimeric monkey has been created using embryonic stem cells with two different sets of genes, a new study has demonstrated...
Osteoarthritis progression in mice is due to the loss of stem cells that produce cartilage in the joints, researchers have proposed...
Australia saw the birth of its first baby conceived via capacitation in-vitro maturation or CAPA-IVM treatment last week...
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