Researchers developed an experimental method to convert skin cells into eggs, potentially allowing older women and same-sex ...

The embryos weren’t used to try to establish a pregnancy, but the researchers behind the technique say it could one day be ...

Since we can't get an unending supply of eggs naturally, scientists have long been interested in creating a synthetic pathway to new egg cells. After all, biologists can turn skin cells into all kinds ...

Although exposure to ultraviolet rays is a primary cause of skin cancer, factors such as your age, sex, and smoking habits also may contribute to developing this health issue.

Scientists created the eggs using DNA from adult skin cells, a step that could someday potentially lead to new ways to treat ...

Japanese researchers have found that vitamin C can thicken skin by switching on genes that boost skin cell growth, helping reverse age-related thinning. It works by reactivating DNA through a process ...

The research could open up avenues for fertility treatments after additional refinement and trials, but it also raises ...

30) in the journal Nature Communications. The egg-making process involved removing the nucleus from an existing human egg cell and swapping it out for a nucleus from a human skin cell. This first step ...