Lawmaker has introduced a bill requiring Utah schools to show students videos of fertilization and development of a fetus ...

When ancient humans interbred, new research shows that the pairings were predominantly male Neanderthals and female Homo ...

A professor at the University of Notre Dame has declined a research appointment at the school, following weeks of outcry from students, staff and several U.S. Catholic bishops, over her prominent ...

For decades, scientists believed a fertilized egg’s DNA began as a shapeless mass, only organizing itself once the embryo switched on its genes. But new research reveals that the genome is already ...

For many years, researchers believed that the DNA inside a newly fertilized egg began as a structural ‘blank slate’ – a loose ...

For decades, scientists viewed the genome of a newly fertilized egg as a structural "blank slate"—a disordered tangle of DNA ...

As commercial spaceflight draws ever closer and time spent in space continues to extend, the question of reproductive health beyond the bounds of planet Earth is no longer theoretical but now ...

A group of Republican senators, led by Mike Rounds of South Dakota and John Boozman of Arkansas, has officially introduced a bill that could fundamentally reshape the legal landscape of the United ...

An analysis of twin cohort data suggests that human life span is far more heritable than previously believed. The findings of the analysis show that once deaths from external factors, such as ...

People could soon live to 150 years as breakthroughs in biological clocks and rejuvenation research stretch human lifespans to new highs, one expert predicted. Geneticist Steve Horvath told Time that ...