Artificial wombs are recreating pregnancy outside the body, keeping premature life developing in controlled environments.

Knoepfler is a professor of cell biology and human anatomy at UC Davis School of Medicine. Researchers are racing to engineer highly realistic human embryo models using stem cells in the lab. Some of ...

A Florida couple is suing a fertility clinic after allegedly being implanted with the wrong embryo. The couple gave birth to a baby girl who is not genetically related to either of them. The fertility ...

New findings offer insight into why some embryos fail to develop past zygotic genome activation (ZGA), pointing to an unexpected root of human infertility. A critical point in early development is ...

Genetic testing on embryos is more sophisticated and accessible than ever—and it’s now being sold as a way to let parents pick their future baby’s best traits. Many Americans agree that it’s ...

During early development, tissues and organs begin to form through the shifting, splitting, and growing of many thousands of cells. A team of researchers headed by MIT engineers has now developed a ...

Clare Kilcullen always wanted to be a mother, but when she went through early menopause in her 20s, she wasn't sure how that would happen. "[I thought] it would probably be an egg donor, but then in ...

The same pulling force that causes “tears” in a glass of wine also shapes embryos. It’s another example of how genes exploit mechanical forces for growth and development. Sip a glass of wine, and you ...

Baby Thaddeus Pierce began as a embryo that was frozen for more than 30 years. He holds the record for developing from the longest-frozen embryo known to result in a live birth. His mom was 4 and his ...

A small tissue fold in fly embryos, once thought purposeless, plays a vital role in stabilizing tissues. Researchers show that it absorbs stress during early development, and its position and timing ...

A team of researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) in Spain has succeeded, for the first time, in recording in real time and in 3D the implantation of a human embryo. This ...