The technique, still in its early stages, could eventually help people facing age, illness, or same-sex infertility become ...

"For the first time, scientists have shown that DNA from ordinary body cells can be placed into an egg, activated, and made ...

Scientists have developed a mathematical model that describes a key step in human cell division – and an important target for cancer treatment – in unprecedented detail. Using their model, the ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a protein that acts like a traffic controller for DNA, preventing damage during cell ...

US scientists have created embryo from human skin cells for the first time.A team scientist has turned DNA from human skin ...

Animals and fungi predominantly use two different modes of cell division -- called open and closed mitosis, respectively. A new study has shown that different species of Ichthyosporea -- marine ...

A living cell is a bustling metropolis, with countless molecules and proteins navigating crowded spaces in every direction. Cell division is a grand event which completely transforms the landscape.

Human skin cells may one day be used to create functional human eggs in a step toward helping women have their own genetic ...

Scientists have developed functional eggs from ordinary human skin cells, a proof of concept that could open up new ways to ...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have reached an unexpected milestone in the fight against infertility. Starting from simple skin cells, they have successfully created human ...