A new study takes a tour of the history of research into human embryology and development to show the "cycles of attention" that led to major scientific breakthroughs. Analyzing the past sheds light ...

Human bodies have to be built from a single egg cell that's fertilized by a sperm cell. Many rounds of cell division occur as the body is developing, and it seems that there are plenty of chances for ...

Credit: The American Journal of Human Genetics (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2024.04.017 Each cell contains a set of instructions in its DNA that determines which genes are expressed and which are ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The Human Fertilisation and Embryology bill receives its second reading in the House of Commons on Monday. Here are some key facts about the bill: -- The bill updates laws on ...

Who hasn't seen it before: the view through the microscope in which a sperm penetrates an egg cell and fertilizes it. This fundamental step in procreation happens dynamically and seemingly without ...

Moira Gleason is a Daily Signal journalism intern. When Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at lowering costs for and reducing barriers to in vitro fertilization last month, that renewed the ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – The House of Representatives has passed a bill that requires schools in the state to show videos of ultrasounds and prenatal human development. House Bill 1313 requires ...