Medical professionals and fertility clinics are prohibited, under penalty of law, from experimenting on a prospective parent(s) human reproductive material, including sperm, ovum, or embryo at any ...

As the space tourism industry grows, so too do concerns about the potential for sex — and even conception — in microgravity. “It is unrealistic to assume all future space tourists will abstain from ...

In a common metaphor used to describe human fertilization, sperm cells are competitors racing to penetrate a passive egg. But as critics have noted, the description is also a 'fairy tale,' rooted in ...

When it comes to abortion, this letter is for all those who subscribe to scientific facts regardless of religious beliefs, personal opinions, or morals. The science of the creation of human life is ...

Françoise Baylis is affiliated with the International Science Council. Jocelyn Downie does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit ...