When a woman becomes pregnant, the outcome of that pregnancy depends on many things — including a crucial event that happened ...

Human fertility hinges on a delicate molecular ballet that begins even before birth. UC Davis researchers have uncovered how special protein networks safeguard chromosomes as eggs and sperm form, ...

A 'virgin birth' may sound like something found only in the Bible - but it's actually one of nature's real-life miracles.

When a woman becomes pregnant, the outcome of that pregnancy depends on many things - including a crucial event that happened ...

The nutrition in your diet can prepare your body for pregnancy in several ways. However, protein is often considered vital for optimal reproductive functions in both men and women. This blog explains ...

A new U-M study discovers that maternal and paternal DNA have different centromeres--but that asymmetry is corrected in the earliest stages of a developing embryo.

Scientists from the University of Sheffield have uncovered how to potentially control harmful insect populations by studying a "selfish gene" that ...

Scientists from the University of Sheffield have uncovered how to potentially control harmful insect populations by studying a "selfish gene" that ...

Every new life begins after a genetic shuffle. When organisms make eggs or sperm, maternal and paternal chromosomes pair up and swap pieces of DNA in ...

Mr De Jesus was only 29 when he was told he had Hodgkin lymphoma in 2015 after experiencing night sweats, fevers, rashes and a swollen leg. “I was sweating profusely to the point I’d wake up and the ...