Scientists have developed a new human-based endometrial model to study embryonic implantation in the early stages of ...

Human fetal tissue research has helped in the development of some vaccines.

New research from the University of Waikato nails down how much light travels from the outside world to babies in the womb, ...

The little clump of cells looked almost like a human embryo. Created from stem cells, without eggs, sperm, or a womb, the embryo model had a yolk sac and a proto-placenta, resembling a state that real ...

Scientists denounced the move, arguing that fetal tissue is crucial for understanding human development and diseases.

The team observed the emergence of the three-dimensional embryo-like structures under a microscope in the lab. These started producing blood (seen here in red) after around two weeks of development - ...

For pregnant women, ultrasounds are an informative (and sometimes necessary) procedure. They typically produce two-dimensional black-and-white scans of fetuses that can reveal key insights, including ...

Researchers reveal that the guinea pig pre-implantation embryo is very similar to the human embryo, spurring a better understanding of infertility and early human development. CRCHUM researcher Sophie ...