Lab-grown sperm could soon become a reality after scientists were able to create germ cells, the precursor to reproductive cells.

Gonadal germ cell tumors continue to be the cause of diverse, diagnostically challenging issues for the pathologist, and their correct resolution often has major important therapeutic and prognostic ...

Germ cell formation is an integral part of sexual reproduction as well as certain types of asexual reproduction as germ cells are a totipotent stem cell line in which meiosis occurs. In many metazoan ...

For the first cell to develop into an entire organism, genes, RNA molecules and proteins have to work together in a complex way. At first, this process is indirectly controlled by the mother. At a ...

A research team led by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) has revealed how the genome is reorganized in 3D during ...

Your washbasin may look clean, but it can be one of the most germ-prone areas in your home. Since it's constantly exposed to moisture, soap residue, dirty hands, and water splashes, it creates an ...