Meiosis

Research on so-called selfish genetic loci is providing scientists with greater insight into the biology of chromosome segregation and inheritance.

The identification of the transcription factors that elicit oocyte growth will aid reproductive biology research and might help women with fertility issues, scientists say.  

Olivia Ballew, a graduate student at Indiana University, is currently writing her dissertation while preparing to compete in the upcoming Olympic marathon trials.

A phthalate commonly found in shampoos, cosmetics, and cleaning products disrupts reproduction in worms.

Science is messy. So lay it out, warts and all.

Meet some of the people featured in the May 2016 issue of The Scientist.

Why do so many human eggs have the wrong number of chromosomes?

Understanding why so many human oocytes contain the wrong number of chromosomes

Researchers devise a technique for creating gametes from murine embryonic stem cells.

Fueled by her love of visual data and addicted to chromosomes, Abby Dernburg continues to study how homologous chromosomes find each other during gamete formation.