Common IVF test misses some genetic abnormalities in embryos
Coloured light micrograph of a human embryo after in vitro fertilisation ZEPHYR/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY During in vitro fertilisation…
Photographer Settles With Art Gallery He Accused of Reproducing His Work
Photographer Shane Batham settled with an art gallery that was reproducing his photos without credit or permission. An…
Neanderthal-human hybrids may have been scourged by a genetic mismatch
A model of a Neanderthal woman Joe McNally/Getty Modern humans may indeed have wiped out Neanderthals – but…
Review reveals how paternal lifestyle shapes sperm epigenetics and offspring health
A new review in Clinical Epigenetics synthesises growing evidence that paternal lifestyle and environmental exposures such as diet,…
Fuel for the finish line: How sperm achieve ‘overdrive’ | MSUToday
Michigan State University scientists have pinpointed the molecular “switch” that supercharges sperm for their final sprint to an…
New insights into malaria proteins offer pathway to blocking parasite transmission
Using millions of microscope images magnified up to 130,000 times, researchers from Radboud university medical center and Toronto…
Why Older Fathers Pass on More Harmful Mutations to Their Kids
Summary: Groundbreaking research has revealed that as men age, harmful genetic mutations in sperm not only accumulate but…
Engineered Salmonella therapy delivers immune payloads to combat cancer
A new research paper was published in Volume 16 of Oncotarget on October 6, 2025, titled “ACTM-838, a novel systemically delivered…
Why do females live longer in mammals but males in birds?
A sweeping global study reveals that who lives longer, male or female, is written not in the chromosomes…
Loss of key Y chromosome gene causes infertility in male mice
In a new study conducted at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, researchers from the John A. Burns…
New study links cystitis to higher risk of urogenital cancers
A bout of the common bladder infection, cystitis, may signal the presence of urogenital cancers-which affect parts of…
Gene editing lets scientists alter wild animal DNA for conservation. But should they?
Frogs that are part alpaca and other genetically engineered wildlife could soon be running and hopping around Australia.…