Researchers have successfully grown organoids from stem cells taken in late and active pregnancies for the first time. "Mini-organs," also called organoids, are tiny structures that can be used to ...

Cervical epithelial cells are far from passive bystanders in the body's immune system. New research shows they actually play ...

How can we ethically study the final stages of pregnancy? That sounds like an obvious question, but it has puzzled researchers for decades. For obvious reasons, whole human embryos cannot be grown and ...

Researchers from University College London and Great Ormond Street Hospital in the United Kingdom have been successful in harvesting stem cells from amniotic fluid to create working, miniature ...

Scientists at the University of North Texas report a breakthrough in building tiny, lab-grown replicas of human organs.