Scientists have found significant quantities of microplastics present in human and canine testicles, raising concerns surrounding their potential impact on the human reproductive system. Microplastics ...

Despite the fact that we all start out as an egg cell in one of our mother's ovaries, these human reproductive organs are surprisingly under-studied. Scientists have been working on creating in vitro ...

New research has mapped the cell types that specialise to form reproductive organs in both sexes, identifying key genes and signals that drive this process. The findings offer important insights into ...

A recent study found microplastics in every human testicle examined, raising significant concerns about the impact on the male reproductive system. People magazine reported that the study, published ...

Bill Sullivan receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. I am a microbiologist, and my lab studies Toxoplasma. This new study bolsters emerging findings that underscore the importance of ...

The human microbiome has been a hot topic over the last decade, with research pointing to disrupted bacterial communities as culprits for a host of maladies including irritable bowel syndrome, eczema, ...

Wild animals that have acquired adaptions to maximize their reproductive output in some of the world's most extreme conditions may provide answers to some of the most pressing problems in the field of ...