Biologists have long puzzled over how organs develop into their final shapes, and the nearly transparent bodies of young sea ...

Getting it over the finish line was a labor of love—and now, more than five years after her death, the lab of former Sloan ...

While it may vary between species, summer is nesting season for many turtles—making it a prime time to come across a nest in your yard or garden. While you may be tempted to tak ...

Here's everything you should do if you see turtle eggs or babies in the garden.

Researchers relied on a newer gene-editing technique that may make it possible to engineer embryos, a prospect that has long alarmed bioethicists. By Carl Zimmer Scientists at Columbia University have ...

The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) reported that its Coastal Wildlife team presented research related to beach renourishment and travel to feeding grounds at the 44th International Sea ...

A Florida IVF clinic is being sold amidst a lawsuit after a woman gave birth to a baby that was not genetically hers. The couple who gave birth to the child filed a lawsuit after genetic testing ...

Eating large amounts of ultra-processed food (UPF) is linked not only to reduced fertility in men, but also to slower growth in early embryos, and smaller yolk sacs, which are essential for early ...

Knoepfler is a professor of cell biology and human anatomy at UC Davis School of Medicine. Researchers are racing to engineer highly realistic human embryo models using stem cells in the lab. Some of ...

New findings offer insight into why some embryos fail to develop past zygotic genome activation (ZGA), pointing to an unexpected root of human infertility. A critical point in early development is ...

Genetic testing on embryos is more sophisticated and accessible than ever—and it’s now being sold as a way to let parents pick their future baby’s best traits. Many Americans agree that it’s ...

Scientists have gotten an unprecedented look at how the human embryo implants in a uterus. They did this by creating very primitive, womb-like environments in the lab. "This is really important work ...