Living human embryo model conceived without sperm or egg: breakthrough study By . Marc Lallanilla. Published Sep. 6, ... Human stem cells have the ability to develop into any other type of human cell.

Human eggs are designed to hold out for a long haul. When a person is born with a female reproductive system, they’ve already developed all the eggs they’ll have for the rest of their life.

Human sex cells are proving far trickier to generate than mouse sperm and eggs. So tricky, in fact, that some researchers who have spent years trying to create them are starting to give up.

The study could serve as proof-of-concept for future fertility treatments aimed at reversing aging in human egg cells — but much more research is needed to translate these findings to people.

Researchers have discovered a mechanism that may explain how immature human egg cells are able to survive for long periods of time without losing their reproductive capacity, by modifying their ...

The goal of IVG is to make unlimited supplies of what Hayashi calls "artificial" eggs and sperm from any cell in the human body. That could let anyone — older, infertile, single, gay, trans ...

New companies are working to commercialize in vitro gametogenesis, or IVG, a technology that could make human eggs and sperm in the lab from any cell in the body. June 22, 2025.

On June 23rd a Chinese team presented the most complete attempt yet. In a paper published in PNAS, a journal, they report ...

Biotech startup Gameto's first product is called Fertilo, a set of ready-made reproductive support cells to mature eggs used in IVF.

Stem cell biologist Jacob Hanna, a member of the 2024 #STATUSList, predicts human embryo models could pave the way to organ transplants.

A small protein could travel the entire length of a typical human cell in 10 to 15 minutes. But a similar trip in an egg cell would take almost a day —far too long to maintain cellular health.

The Saturday Essay. What If Men Could Make Their Own Egg Cells? New technologies for creating genetically related children could transform family life, giving same-sex couples and infertile women ...