Scientists discover nuclei aren’t the densest part of the cell. Optical imaging shows a surprising balance that may even ...

This preliminary work opens the door for infertile women and same-sex couples to have children with their own genetic material ...

More work needs to be done to create viable human embryos, but the method might someday be used in IVF to help infertile people and male couples.

Just as life pulsates in big vibrant cities, it also prospers in crowded environments inside cells. The interior of cells is ...

New research shows it's possible to reprogram skin cells into eggs that can be fertilized in the lab, though it's just a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Oregon scientists used human skin cells to create fertilizable eggs, a step in the quest to develop lab-grown eggs or sperm to one day help people conceive.

Once upon a time, the likes of Michael Crichton and Steven Spielberg imagined a world where scientists on the cutting edge of genetic research pieced together bits of DNA, both ancient and modern, to ...

Between genes are other DNA sections that do not include protein-making instructions ... Most DNA is nuclear DNA, meaning it's located in the cells' nuclei in chromosomes. But some DNA is in the fluid ...

In January I wrote a piece titled “ 5 Physics Equations Everyone Should Know .” Lots of you weighed in with your own ...

Lab-grown brain cells improved stroke recovery in mice by repairing circuits and reducing damage. Human trials could follow within 5–7 years.

They derive their energy from differences in the concentration of hydrogen ions across some of these membranes ...

Cloned and genetically modified animals are jumping the lab and entering the black market, possibly forever altering our ...