Scientists grow synthetic human embryos for 14 days without eggs, sperm or a womb

Jeffrey Keenan could be forgiven for feeling a certain competitive chagrin after the birth of Thaddeus Daniel Pierce this July. When baby Thaddeus was born, he was technically the “oldest baby in the

Can we really bring back long-extinct animals, or are scientists just making close copies?

Growing your own fruit and veg is nothing new. But what if you could grow your own meat in the comfort of your own home? That’s what a company in Japan wants to make possible. The Shojinmeat Project h

Four views of modern maternity

What the scientists are saying… Turning skin ...

The visible signs of ageing – wrinkles, greying hair, aching joints – are only the surface expression of something far more intricate happening inside our cells. Beneath the surface, every organ in ou