By engineering a system replicating the womb lining with high biological accuracy, researchers at the Babraham Institute and Stanford University have been able to study the implantation of human embryos, opening up this enigmatic process to investigation. Read more
Medical News - Dec 24In July, Clare Kilcullen gave birth to her daughter, Marlowe, thanks to a frozen embryo donated by a couple from Canada. As Jo Ling Kent reports, it's part of a growing movement to maintain a connection between donors of frozen embryos and their recipients. Read more
Cbs News - Nov 21
In a groundbreaking step, researchers used cellular reprogramming to turn human skin cells into fertilizable eggs, paving the way for a future alternative for individuals who cannot conceive. Read more
Mail Online - Nov 01
Cancer cells are known to reawaken embryonic genes to grow. A new study reveals the disease also hijacks the proteins, or "editors", that control how those genes are read. Read more
Medical News - Oct 17
University of Cambridge scientists have used human stem cells to create three-dimensional embryo-like structures that replicate certain aspects of very early human development - including the production of blood stem cells. Read more
Medical News - Oct 14Lindsey and Tim Pierce adopted an embryo that had been frozen for 30 1/2 years, 3 years after Tim was born. The record-breaker arrived this summer. Read more
Business Insider - Oct 11
Shay Martin, the widow of late influencer Tanner Martin, has detailed whether she wants to have more children following his death. “[Doctors] gave him two to five years to live in 2023, and we were like, ‘OK, what do we want to do with these two to five years?’” Shay said during the Wednesday, Oc... Read more
Usmagazine - Oct 02
Genetic tests on IVF embryos could help women over the age of 35 conceive faster, a trial has found. Read more
Skynew - Aug 25
Researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) in collaboration with the Dexeus University Hospital have captured unparalleled images of a human embryo implanting. Read more
Medical News - Aug 18
Spanish researchers on Friday released 3D videos in which a human embryo for the first time is seen implanting itself in the outer layers of simulated uterus. Read more
Upi - Aug 15