Infertility is a challenge that many couples face and it can affect both men and women. There are various reasons for ...

Who hasn't seen it before: the view through the microscope in which a sperm penetrates an egg cell and fertilizes it. This fundamental step in procreation happens dynamically and seemingly without ...

After fertilisation, the egg cell (purple) releases zinc ions (blue dots), which changes the shape of the green protein on the surface of a sperm. As a result, the sperm can no longer dock to the egg ...

Researchers have decoded a previously unknown molecular mechanism in the fertilization process of vertebrates. The team of scientists have identified a specific protein in frog egg extracts that the ...

Fertilization occurs in the fallopian tubes. The fertilized egg may then implant on the wall of the uterus, leading to pregnancy. There are many misconceptions about fertilization and pregnancy. While ...

Fertilisation might sound like a science class topic. But even if you haven’t thought much about it, a lot is happening inside your body long before a pregnancy test could show any result. Your eggs ...

Scientists have found that field mice have evolved a unique way of ensuring faster fertilization, a phenomenon which could explain some cases of infertility in humans. They found that field mice ...