New work from UC Davis and the University of Utah shows how the 3D structure of DNA inside a germ cell commits it to develop into a sperm cell. The discovery could improve understanding of fertility ...

Until recently, the only way to make eggs or sperm was the old-fashioned way: in the ovaries and testes. In the not-too-distant future, it may be possible to use cells from almost any part of the body ...

The day when human sperm and eggs can be grown in the laboratory has inched a step closer, with the discovery of a way to recreate a crucial developmental step in a dish 1. “Epigenetic reprogramming ...

Baylor College of Medicine researchers have found that a failure in the development of sperm cells can lead to the formation of testicular tumors in mice. These findings, published in the journal ...

Scientists in the Netherlands have transformed sperm cells into microscopic robots in a move that could transform the future of fertility. The team from the University of Twente, in the Netherland, ...