Fertilization : Science World Report

Dec 02, 2016 03:40 AM EST

UK Approves 'Three-Parent' IVF Treatments To Start In 2017

The United Kingdom parliament has approved the controversial procedure called "three-parent" in vitro fertilization.

Nov 26, 2016 04:20 AM EST

New Online Calculator Tries To Predict The Chances Of Having A Baby After IVF

A new online tool can help predict the success of an in vitro fertilization (IVF), even before the first treatment.

Feb 25, 2016 05:20 PM EST

Embryo 'Squishiness' May Indicate Better Sign Of Fertility Success

New findings published in Nature Communications suggest that embryo "squishing" could improve IVF success rates, researchers say. This would be particularly helpful for couples hoping to conceive via in-vitro fertilization, as only about 30 percent of embryos implanted for in-vitro fertilization res...

Feb 25, 2016 04:58 PM EST

Injecting Mice With Artificial Sperm Helps Them Have Babies

Researchers in China have discovered how to use mouse stem cells to grow mouse sperm in laboratory settings. The new findings are published in the journal Cell Stem Cell.

Feb 02, 2016 07:52 AM EST

British Scientists Given Permission to Conduct Controversial Gene Editing on Human Embryos

British scientists have been given the okay to use a controversial gene editing technique. They've been given permission to edit the genes of human embryos for research, which some say will one day lead to "designer babies."

Dec 10, 2015 07:34 AM EST

First Ever 'Test Tube' Puppies Born with In Vitro Fertilization

First the first time ever, a litter of puppies was born by in vitro fertilization.

Oct 27, 2015 10:37 AM EDT

The Loss of Massive Mammals Means We Lose Their Poop and Their Nutrients

When we lose large animals to extinction, we may be disrupting the entire globe's nutrient cycle. Scientists have found that the loss of whales and oversized land mammals may cause our planet to be less fertile.

Sep 03, 2015 11:53 AM EDT

The Genetic Beginnings of a Human Embryo Mapped for the Very First Time

For the first time ever, scientists have mapped all of the genes that are activated in the first few days of a fertilized human egg.

Feb 25, 2014 06:50 PM EST

'Three-Parent' Embryo Technique For In-Vitro Fertilization Weighed by U.S. Regulators

U.S. medical advisers are considering whether there is scientific justification for allowing human studies of a controversial procedure known as "three-parent in vitro fertilization (IVF)," a technique supporters say could prevent horrific genetic defects but that critics believe could lead to desig...