In human beings, egg cells need to survive for about five decades, much longer than most other cell types – and they may ...

Human eggs are some of the most patient cells in the body, lying dormant for decades until needed. A study published in The ...

They're leading in the development of IVG, new fertility technology that could make sperm and eggs from practically any cell in the body. The results could transform human reproduction.

Human eggs have a ‘standby battery mode’ that allows them to last decades Human oocytes can last for up to 50 years—and a newly discovered metabolic pathway is key to this longevity.

New companies are working to commercialize in vitro gametogenesis, or IVG, a technology that could make human eggs and sperm in the lab from any cell in the body.

The study could serve as proof-of-concept for future fertility treatments aimed at reversing aging in human egg cells — but much more research is needed to translate these findings to people.

Companies are racing to accelerate and commercialize in-vitro gametogenesis, or IVG, which would make human eggs and sperm in the lab from any cell in the body containing anyone's DNA.

There are huge gaps in what we know about sperm, from how they navigate to why sperm counts are tumbling. The BBC unravels why we know so little about this perplexing cell.

After trying to conceive for 18 years, one couple is now pregnant with their first child thanks to the power of artificial ...

Who hasn't seen it before: the view through the microscope in which a sperm penetrates an egg cell and fertilizes it.