China has delivered the world's first human artificial embryo models to orbit to test how microgravity affects human ...

China sent synthetic human embryos to its space station this month, the first experiment of its kind. The goal is to determine whether one of the earliest stages of human development can withstand ...

From pregnancy to stronger immune responses, science reveals unique biological abilities that women possess and men cannot ...

China’s artificial embryos are part of an experiment to learn more about how human pregnancies could develop under ...

Microgravity and higher radiation levels in orbit could disrupt cell alignment, gene expression, or organ formation.

China has become the first nation to send human artificial embryos into orbit, aiming to uncover how space conditions like ...

Scientists have used human skin cells to create fertilizable eggs capable of producing early embryos, an advance that could expand possibilities for fertility treatment, according to new research. The ...

Researchers have captured the very first real-time, three-dimensional images and videos of a human embryo implanting into synthetic uterine tissue—revealing a key stage in reproduction. The resulting ...

A study based on a review of genetic and health information from more than 276,000 people finds strong support for a decades-old evolutionary theory that sought to explain aging and senescence. A ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

The seat of human life, a reproductive system that includes the uterus, ovaries, cervix, vagina and vulva, is often shrouded in mystery, subjected to regulation, or seen as an anchor for social and ...

Human reproductive cloning is currently the subject of much debate around the world, involving a variety of ethical, religious, societal, scientific, and medical issues. This report from the National ...