Male and female reproductive systems allow human reproduction. Fertilisation occurs when a sperm and egg join to form an embryo. An embryo develops into an unborn baby in the uterus during pregnancy.

An Iowa State professor and his laboratory are aiming to understand the biological factors affecting male fertility with a ...

Genetic knowledge has played a direct role in pregnancy for more than 50 years, since the first use of amniocentesis to extract amniotic fluid containing fetal cells and DNA for analysis. Noninvasive ...

6, No. 4, Dec., 1980 On the Social Control of Human Reproduct... On the Social Control of Human Reproduction This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. Most societies control ...

Elon Musk has announced that 3D printing will be the key to populating Mars in the next 10 years, we took a look at the plan.

But not in Canada. Under the Assisted Human Reproduction Act of 2004, editing the human genome is punishable by up to ten years in prison. The law makes it illegal for researchers to alter the ...

The extent to which in vitro-derived human gametes could offer new options or potentially address unmet needs for both laboratory research and for reproductive medicine. The ethical or social issues ...

How does UNHCR help refugees access sexual and reproductive health services? UNHCR recognizes that sexual and reproductive health is a lifelong concern, affecting individuals from infancy through old ...

ERL faculty have pioneered and perfected numerous methods used today in both animal and human reproduction assistance, including semen freezing and cooling, embryo transfer and intracytoplasmic ...

In human male-female pairs with a less similar suite of genes for human leukocyte antigens, sperm fare better when exposed to cervical mucus. The US regulatory agency will meet next week to discuss ...