Scientists are working to create human eggs in a laboratory dish, but the process is proving to be more challenging than expected.

A reproductive medicine professor described the work as an “exciting proof of concept” that may change approaches to infertility.

Scientists created the eggs using DNA from adult skin cells, a step that could someday potentially lead to new ways to treat infertility and enable gay couples to have genetically related children.

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

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

AI, digital avatars, and simulacra no longer just help us—they are beginning to control our choices, emotions, and political decisions. What does the future look like when the state is modeled in the ...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have accomplished a unique proof of concept to treat infertility by turning skin cells into eggs capable of producing early human embryos. The ...

Women usually live longer than men, and animals show the same pattern. Evolution, genes, and parenting explain why.

In the quest to create better options for couples facing infertility, scientists have been racing to create eggs and sperm in a laboratory dish. A study published Tuesday in Nature Communications from ...

The Portland Press Herald spoke to two dozen experts this summer about the ways increasing heat is affecting Maine's natural world.

Wildland fires have been a part of the Rocky Mountain ecosystems for millions of years, resulting from lightning strikes, volcanic eruptions, and spontaneous combustion. The plants and animals evolved ...

Dive into the untold chapter of Teddy Roosevelt's life in 'Elkhorn' and discover the real history that inspired the show.