Chinese scientists clone monkeys using the same technique that produced Dolly the sheep two decades ago, breaking a technical barrier that could open the door to copying humans.

One of North America’s most endangered species is getting a new lease on life thanks to technological innovations. This past ...

Clonell Therapeutics, Inc., a leading biotechnology company dedicated to curing intractable and incurable diseases, announced today the official launch of the world's first 'Patient-Specific Embryonic ...

The moa were a group of giant flightless birds that lived in New Zealand. They disappeared from Earth about 600 years ago, ...

The developmental efficiency of swine somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) embryos remains limited, primarily due to the lack of physiologically relevant in vitro culture conditions that can fully ...

For the first time, scientists have successfully turned human skin cells into fertilisable eggs, marking a potential revolution in reproductive medicine. The study shows that eggs created through this ...

An image of an oocyte with a bright image of a skin cell nucleus before fertilization.Oregon Health & Science University A scientific milestone once thought impossible has been achieved. Researchers ...

Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach ...

Nuclear fission promises 24-7 electricity but comes with safety, regulatory and complexity issues. Credit: NASA Returning humans to the Moon is NASA’s top priority. Living there is going to require ...

In tissue biopsies, cancer cells are frequently observed to have nuclei (the cell's genetic information storage) that are larger than normal. Until now, this was considered a sign that the cancer was ...

Human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) have opened new possibilities in regenerative medicine, providing a versatile platform for modeling human disorders, testing pharmacological agents, and ...