As human space exploration extends toward long-duration missions and off-Earth settlements, understanding the impact of microgravity on reproduction is vital for sustaining life beyond Earth. This ...

Ubiquitylation of H2A (H2AK119ub1) by the polycomb repressive complexe-1 plays a key role in the initiation of facultative heterochromatin formation in somatic cells. Here we evaluate the contribution ...

Researchers showed how what appears to be a tangle of DNA is actually organized into a structure that coordinates thousands of genes to form a sperm cell. The work, published as two papers in Nature ...

(BOSTON) — More than one-sixth of adults around the world experience infertility in their lifetime. There is a high unmet need not only for increased access to affordable, high-quality fertility care ...

Beads left magnetic sperm healthier than untagged cells, and a magnet steered them to an egg, a step toward conception inside ...

Two new landmark studies show how a seeming tangle of DNA is actually organized into a structure that coordinates thousands of genes to form a sperm cell. The work, published March 3 as two papers in ...

Fruit fly sperm are about 40 times larger than human sperm, and thousands of sperm cells are stored inside the tightly ...

" The role of TLE6 in the development of sperm cells may vary between humans and mice. Therefore, further research is necessary to clarify the mechanisms by which Tle6 deficiency causes sperm ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fathers may carry traces of their childhood trauma in their sperm cells, a new study finds. The new research, published Jan. 3 in ...

Nearly eight to 12 percent of couples all over the world face fertility issues, with male infertility accounting for almost 50 percent of the cases. 1 A common cause of male infertility is errors ...

New work from UC Davis and the University of Utah shows how the 3D structure of DNA inside a germ cell commits it to develop into a sperm cell. The discovery could improve understanding of fertility ...