Our ancient past isn't always buried history. When it comes to our DNA, nearly 9% of the human genome is made up of leftover ...

US scientists testing the technique say it could help people overcome infertility and potentially allow same-sex couples to ...

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

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

Oregon scientists used human skin cells to create fertilizable eggs, a step in the quest to develop lab-grown eggs or sperm to one day help people conceive.

In a proof-of-concept experiment, scientists demonstrated that you can create and fertilize human eggs in the lab using sperm ...

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

Pioneering embryologist Shoukhrat Mitalipov reported that his team has encountered hurdles in creating functional human eggs ...

Chimpanzees, along with bonobos, are humans' closest living relatives. In fact, you may have heard that humans and chimps share 98.8% of their DNA. But is this actually true? And what does "similar ...

A lab examination with mice made experts believe that humans could be carrying hidden superpowers. These "superpowers" are associated with hibernating animals, and apparently could also be present in ...

DNA repair is essential for the maintenance of genomic stability and its failure can lead to human disease. Various DNA repair systems exist, such as base excision repair, nucleotide excision repair, ...