In human male-female pairs with a less similar suite of genes for human leukocyte antigens, sperm fare better when exposed to cervical mucus. The US regulatory agency will meet next week to discuss ...

An article published in Oxford’s Journal of Medical Ethics argues in favor of biotechnologically altering ova to permit lesbians to engage in same-sex biological reproduction. Bioethicist Adrian ...

in humans and livestock. The authors call for dialogue between the fields of assisted reproduction and evolutionary biology. Jonathan P. Evans and Francisco Garcia-Gonzalez detail how techniques ...

ERL faculty have pioneered and perfected numerous methods used today in both animal and human reproduction assistance, including semen freezing and cooling, embryo transfer and intracytoplasmic ...

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An Iowa State professor and his laboratory are aiming to understand the biological factors affecting male fertility with a ...

Male and female reproductive systems allow human reproduction. Fertilisation occurs when a sperm and egg join to form an embryo. An embryo develops into an unborn baby in the uterus during pregnancy.