Life on Earth possesses an exceptional ability to self-reproduce, which, even on a simple cellular level, is driven by complex biochemistry. But can self-reproduction exist in a biochemistry-free ...

A team of conservationists, zoologists and veterinary medicine specialists from Justus Liebig University Giessen, in Germany, the Department of Conservation, Kākāpō Recovery and the University of ...

Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) can bypass female-modulated sperm selection (top of figure) that ensure that genetically compatible or competent sperm are used for fertilization. ART can also ...

Lazzaro Spallanzani, 18th Century Italian priest and natural scientist, famously provided direct evidence that eggs will not develop without semen. By fitting male frogs with tight taffeta pants, he ...

Using artificial intelligence to assist in fertility treatment raises significant ethical concerns that need to be addressed, Monash University researchers have found. While machine learning tools may ...