At first glance, it looks like the start of a human pregnancy: A ball-shaped embryo presses gently into the receptive lining ...

Scientists have developed an experimental way to study how human embryos implant in a uterus, which may provide new insights into why miscarriages occur and how they can be prevented.

The team placed blastocysts—embryos 5-6 days after fertilization that were donated following IVF procedures—onto the ...

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

Scientists captured first real-time 3D video of human embryo implantation, revealing mechanical forces behind successful ...

A new study from the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) in London, UK reveals how ancient viral DNA once written off as ...

Scientists have achieved a major breakthrough in understanding how a human embryo implants in the uterus by recreating a highly primitive, womb-like environment in the laboratory. The findings, ...

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

From the moment an embryo starts to take shape, two-way communication is critical for making sure tissues and organs develop ...

Transposable elements are stretches of DNA that can move around the genome. Many of these DNA sequences originate from long ...

As nearly one in six couples experience fertility issues, in-vitro fertilization (IVF) is an increasingly common form of reproductive technology. However, there are still many unanswered scientific ...