When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Scientists have used an experimental approach to form human eggs in the lab that can then be ...

In-vitro gametogenesis, or IVG, is a concept that sounds like science fiction but is slowly becoming a real possibility. Imagine creating eggs or sperm from skin cells, all outside the body. It’s a ...

An egg cell and a sperm need to hold together tightly in the Fallopian tube in order to fuse, resulting in the creation of a new organism. One key part of this process involves the proteins Juno, on ...