Scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) in Hinxton mapped the ...

New research has mapped the cell types that specialize to form reproductive organs in both sexes, identifying key genes and signals that drive this process. The findings offer important insights into ...

Sexual reproduction involves the joining of two sex cells (gametes) – the sperm (male gamete) and the egg/ovum (female gamete) to make a baby. Fertilisation is the fusion of a haploid sperm nucleus ...

Male and female reproductive systems allow human reproduction. Fertilisation occurs when a sperm and egg join to form an embryo. An embryo develops into an unborn baby in the uterus during pregnancy.

In men and in women, middle age brings about changes to the reproductive system that eventually lead to infertility â although men stay fertile for longer. These changes are partly due to dramatic ...

Understand the effects of changes to the endocrine, nervous and reproductive systems in pregnancy and potential role of the microbiome in maternal health. Abstract Hormonal changes are essential for a ...

Discover how tobacco negatively impacts men's reproductive health and learn how quitting can restore fertility and improve ...