The mystery of early embryonic communication is starting to be unraveled thanks to a new stem cell-based model.

The team placed blastocysts—embryos 5-6 days after fertilization that were donated following IVF procedures—onto the artificial endometrium. The blastocysts attached to the surface of the lining, ...

By engineering a system replicating the womb lining with high biological accuracy, researchers at the Babraham Institute and ...

Over 130 mammal species can delay embryonic development, giving their offspring the best possible chance of survival in ideal ...

Implantation, one of the most poorly understood phases of early human development, occurs in the depths of the womb, at a ...

Scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) in Hinxton mapped the ...

The process behind embryonic diapause could explain how cancer cells can survive long periods of metabolic stress.

Puerto Rico has enacted a new law that identifies unborn babies as people, giving them the same rights granted to every other ...

In January, the world’s fastest supercomputer was inaugurated at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California.

Scientists have created a laboratory replica of the human womb lining, providing valuable insights into early pregnancy loss and IVF failures.

Children conceived through assisted reproductive technology (ART) were modestly more likely to develop asthma, allergic ...

Climate change is skewing turtle populations by altering hatchling sex ratios. Explore how temperature affects turtles, why ...