Basics: Sleek, Fast and Focused: The Cells That Make Dad Dad
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Sperm are some of the most extraordinary cells of the body, a triumph of efficient packaging, sleek design and superspecialization.
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University of Pennsylvania researchers have figured out how to produce a continuous supply of sperm stem cells from mice, a technique that could one day be used to save endangered species or treat infertility in men.
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Research into using stem cells to repair damaged nerves just got a big boost, with scientists pinpointing a protein key to controlling binocular vision -- visual depth perception -- in mammals.
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Scientists in Australia have developed a sperm-sorting machine which may help infertile men to become fathers.
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A new way to manipulate human embryonic stem cells offers hope of a treatment for muscular dystrophies.
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US researchers say that they have found sperm nursery cells in mice, grown them in lab dishes and used them to father baby mice. They say the development could lead to easier ways to genetically manipulate
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NEW YORK  - Spending hours on a cell phone each day may affect the quality of a man's sperm, preliminary research suggests.
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Scientists have succeeded in growing outside the body the special stem cells that direct the remarkably prolific process of sperm production.
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Nov. 4, 2004 -- Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania have successfully grown stem cells that make sperm, which could eventually lead to new treatments for male infertility.
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Scientists have identified a cardiac stem cell that could be the basis for new heart therapies
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Sperm could help explain how diseases like cancer and HIV spread through the body, a study  suggests.
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Laptops should be used as desktops if men want to protect their reproductive health, according to a new study published Thursday. A combination of the heat generated by a laptop
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University of Toronto researchers have identified cells in an adult mouse pancreas capable of generating insulin-producing beta cells.
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A single gene can keep in check the tendency to pile on fat, scientists show.
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Scientists discover a groundbreaking method for sorting various types of stem cells using electrophoresis.
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Embryonic stem cells, proto-cells that become the different cells in a baby, have a safety mechanism to prevent passing on damaged DNA, US scientists report.
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Cells critical to sperm development have been grown in the lab and used to father baby mice, US researchers say. They said the development could lead to easier ways to genetically manipulate animals, and said