Scientists are working to create human eggs in a laboratory dish, but the process is proving to be more challenging than expected.

The following is an excerpt from The End of Sex and the Future of Human Reproduction by Henry T. Greely. This is a book about the future of our species, about the likely development of revolutionary ...

Scientists created the eggs using DNA from adult skin cells, a step that could someday potentially lead to new ways to treat ...

For a long time, having children has been a young person’s game. Although ancient records are sparse, researchers estimate that, for most of human history, women most typically conceived their first ...

A new book suggests that within just 20 to 40 years, most human reproduction will take place in the lab, rather than the bedroom. Hank Greely, a Stanford professor who teaches law and genetics, writes ...

SpaceBorn United wants to conduct an IVF experiment in Earth’s orbit to pave the way for long-term space missions. Egbert Edelbroek was acting as a sperm donor when he first wondered whether it’s ...

Scientists have detected microplastics — the tiny and pervasive fragments now found in our seas, drinking water, food and, increasingly, living tissue — in human semen and follicular fluid, according ...