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 ...

As we age, our cells accumulate DNA mutations. If any of these mutations confer a growth advantage to a self-renewing or long-lived progenitor cell, its lineage can expand. The progenitor cells that ...

We all know the drill for reproduction—sperm meets egg. But mice aren’t people. And the same recipe doesn’t work for human reproductive cells. One reason, according to Dr. Mitinori Saitou at Kyoto ...

In-vitro gametogenesis, or IVG, is a concept that sounds like science fiction but is slowly becoming a real possibility. Imagine creating eggs or sperm from skin cells, all outside the body. It’s a ...