A team of researchers working to perfect 3D–printed ovaries for infertile women have successfully tested their creation in mice. The mice, whose real ovaries were surgically replaced with the ...

In recent years, a spate of potential male contraceptive options have cropped up. From a hormonal gel that lowers testosterone production to a non-hormonal pill that blocks the creation of vitamin A, ...

The bible is no longer the only place where you’ll read testimonies about a virgin birth. In a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Monday, researchers at ...

A new form of birth control for men is showing promising results in lab mice, rendering them "temporarily infertile" via a single injectable dose, according to a study published on Tuesday in the peer ...

The key, the authors told WIRED, was to design a structure firm enough to survive the implantation procedure and hold the mice follicles containing immature eggs and hormones, but porous enough for it ...

A virgin mouse has given birth to babies that were conceived from an unfertilized egg, as part of a groundbreaking new study. The experiment, which was conducted by researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong ...

A lab mouse has given birth to a new litter of pups, which in and of itself wouldn't be notable. The big deal here is how the mouse gave birth, or more specifically put, the physical alteration that ...

Nearly 40 years after surgeons first operated on fetuses to cure devastating abnormalities, researchers have taken the first step toward curing genetic disease before birth via genome editing: ...

A newborn lies in the maternity ward of the Lens hospital, northern France. A study of crying mice could help explain some building blocks of human infant cries and adult speech. (Philippe Huguen | ...