Among all the animals on Earth, tiny fruit flies produce some of the longest male reproductive cells, or sperm. Males of the species that typically swarms your indoor trash, Drosophila melanogaster, ...

Sperm cells from a 42-year-old gorilla could bring the promise of new life thanks to the work of a wildlife charity. Jock, a ...

Some of his cells have been put in a 'cryobank' ...

A major transition in evolution is the shift from asexual to sexual reproduction in early organisms. But why would a yeast ...

Air pollution may switch off genes that make healthy sperm, scientists have discovered. Previous studies have shown that men ...

Early sperm sorting practices resulted in high cell mortality, with high costs and limited availability of quality semen.

When I explain my research interests to new acquaintances, I’m often asked questions like “what would you do if you met a ...

Casgevy sickle cell gene therapy is now FDA-approved for children as young as two, opening access for 5,500 more U.S. kids.

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have demonstrated that it is possible to create early germ cells from preserved ...

The Dutch police and Public Prosecution Service (OM) are very hopeful that developments in DNA techniques will lead to ...

In humans, that supply dwindles until menopause, when it goes bankrupt. Over the past two decades, scientists have identified ...

Scientists hope the biobank will help reduce chlamydia infections in future koala populations, and act as a safety net for ...