New research shows sperm generate corkscrew-like fluid vortices that spin in sync with their tails, providing an unexpected ...

A cloud of condensation rises as Shangari Sekar, the assistant laboratory manager for Mandai Wildlife Group, carefully lifts ...

The biological research of UC Santa Cruz's Needhi Bhalla to determine the molecular motions at the heart of heredity has yielded a new discovery: The proper transfer of genetic materials depends on ...

A novel drug that produces a temporary coating in the small intestine could be a new strategy for weight loss—and an ...

Could it be that one of only three known markers directly targeting the DNA does not exist outside the realm of microbes? Now, researchers have demonstrated that this marker -- N4-methylcytosine (4mC) ...

A 26-year-old American man has become the world’s first to receive a sperm-making stem cell transplant in a groundbreaking ...

Researchers at the University of Oxford, Chester Zoo, and Revive & Restore are collecting living cells from animal feces for ...

Dire wolves, made famous by HBO's Game of Thrones, have been extinct for around 12,500 years. But thanks to genetic engineers ...

If after the sperm and egg get together and the cells begin to divide, but then don’t progress beyond those first few days to ...

Startup Gameto has developed a technique for maturing eggs outside the body that’s showing promise at helping patients get ...

Omega-3s are a vital part of the diet, but most Americans aren't eating the recommended daily amount. Here's how to add more to your diet.

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