Human bodies have to be built from a single egg cell that's fertilized by a sperm cell. Many rounds of cell division occur as the body is developing, and it seems that there are plenty of chances for ...

When sperm meets egg, the start of life is not quiet. Under a special microscope, researchers have watched a tiny light show at fertilization. They see a microscopic flash at fertilization, a burst of ...

The reproductive and fertility wellness brand, OVUM, highlights the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in revolutionizing the In vitro fertilization (IVF) field. Image Credit: OVUM With success ...

An international team of researchers has discovered a fundamental protein in human fertilization, called MAIA, which could lead to an improved understanding of infertility. For fertilization to be ...

Artistic depiction of how fusion of a sperm with an egg at fertilization triggers a cascade of events that ultimately zips up the filamentous matrix around the egg, thus permanently blocking ...

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Researchers have identified a key enzyme in sea urchin egg fertilization. Working on two species of urchins, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus and Lytechinus variegatus, Gary Wessel and others at Brown ...

Egg fertilization is often described as an epic swim meet: Millions of sperm swim as fast as they can toward the egg until one — the fastest, strongest, healthiest sperm of them all — wins the race ...