New work from UC Davis and the University of Utah shows how the 3D structure of DNA inside a germ cell commits it to develop into a sperm cell. The discovery could improve understanding of fertility ...

A new study shows that lab-grown sperm cells can be derived from stem cells. July 9, 2009 — -- The face of infertility-- in literature, in the media, in advocacy groups -- is so predominantly ...

Neil Hunter, a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, has discovered a crucial step in how chromosomes stay connected during the development for egg cells and sperm, ...

New research shows how sperm RNA changes as men age, revealing a biological shift that may affect reproduction and child ...

For decades, sperm were thought to become fully active the moment they entered the female reproductive tract. New research suggests otherwise. A temperature-sensitive switch inside sperm cells may ...

Researchers at Newcastle University in England report they have coaxed the first human sperm cells from embryonic stem cells, in a remarkable demonstration of how quickly the field of stem-cell ...

Hidden RNA signals in sperm reveal an "aging cliff" that could impact offspring health.