Scientists have developed an experimental way to study how human embryos implant in a uterus, which may provide new insights ...

A team of scientists has just gotten a closer peek into one of the earliest and most fundamental steps of creating a human life. Research out today highlights how they captured—for the first ...

The team placed blastocysts—embryos 5-6 days after fertilization that were donated following IVF procedures—onto the artificial endometrium. The blastocysts attached to the surface of the lining, ...

A 3D uterus embryo implantation simulation chip developed by a Chinese research team has, for the first time, fully ...

Aug. 11 (UPI) --A team of Spanish researchers announced Friday they have for the first time recorded video of a human embryo implanting itself in a simulated uterine wall, revealing never-before-seen ...

Our ancient past isn't always buried history. When it comes to our DNA, nearly 9% of the human genome is made up of leftover genetic material from ancient viruses (called endogenous retroviruses or ...

Scientists have achieved a major breakthrough in understanding how a human embryo implants in the uterus by recreating a ...

Scientists have discovered a kind of “pause button” in early human development. This biological mechanism has long been known in other mammals, but its discovery in humans could aid IVF procedures.

The majority of fertilized eggs die and are resorbed into the body. ZEISS Microscopy/Flickr, CC BY-SA As an evolutionary biologist whose career has focused on how embryos develop in a wide variety of ...