The embryo's genomic integrity is monitored and safeguarded by the fertilized egg cells within 24 hours of fertilization, reports a recent study. The DNA present in the sperm and egg cells are the ...

A new study that tested the rigidity of an hour-old fertilized egg may result in a more accurate way for physicians to choose the best embryos during in vitro fertilization. Stanford University ...

Wicker basket full of white and brown eggs - Biserka Stojanovic/Getty Images It is nearly impossible to tell if an egg sitting on the counter is fertilized or not by eyeballing it. Some chicken ...

Scientists have used an experimental approach to form human eggs in the lab that can then be fertilized with a second individual's DNA. | Credit: Natalia Lebedinskaia via Getty Images Scientists have ...

Over the last 40 years, more than 8 million babies have been born through the miracle of in vitro fertilization, creating new love and new families. But when couples split, what happens to the embryos ...

In New York City this weekend, there will be a balut-eating contest where, among other things, we'll be introduced to shopworn shock stories about how Southeast Asians, Filipinos in particular, can ...

The embryos weren’t used to try to establish a pregnancy, but the researchers behind the technique say it could one day be ...

Sperm plus an egg is the basic equation to start fertilization but scientists have achieved what was once thought of as impossible. They were able to produce live mice without requiring a sperm to ...

One Trader Joe’s customer has done the unexpected with her carton of eggs. Rather than consuming them, she incubated the fertilized eggs. And a few weeks later, they hatched eight baby chicks. She ...

Editor’s Note: The Supreme Court on June 24 ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade. This article was originally published by The 19th on May 27, 2022. The leak of the draft opinion from the Supreme Court in ...