A mature female reproductive cell, which contains half the genetic information needed to make a new human. Also known as an oocyte.
Enzymes help sperm boost energy production at the right time to swim towards and fertilise an egg, according to new research...
UK egg donors need support, not restriction, argue Dr Valentina Mauro and Dr Shailaja Nair...
Changes in ovarian tissue, not just egg quantity and quality, may play a role in the decline of female fertility with age, new research suggests...
The latest event from PET brought together voices from the UK and Australia to discuss mitochondrial donation, following recent news of healthy children born in the UK and the passing of Maeve's law in Australia...
Recent bungles in fertility clinics across Australia show national regulation is 'urgently needed', write Dr Karin Hammarberg and Professor Catherine Mills...
Professor Sir John Gurdon, pioneer of developmental biology and Nobel Prize winner, has died aged 92...
Egg cells have been created from human skin cell DNA, which have then been fertilised with sperm to create embryos...
The enduring legacy of Professor Sir Robert Edwards' life and work was explored in an online event produced by PET, in partnership with the Association of Reproductive and Clinical Scientists...
Dr Tatiana Giovannucci attended the live recording of 'What's the Future of Fertility?', part of the podcast series A Question of Science, and Professor Brian Cox's first project as Crick scholar...
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