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As early-onset cancers rise, more people are faced with the question of how their treatment might affect their ability to have children.

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Specialized Sperm Ribosomes Are Key to Male Fertility in Mice

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Opinion: The Reproductive Technology Advances No One Asked For

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In Vivo Gene Therapy Cures Infertility in Mice

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Rat Sperm Generated from Stem Cells

Opinion: Treating Infertility as a Disease

A New View of My Own Past

Women’s Cervical Mucus Prefers Some Sperm Over Others 

Single-Cell Analysis of Ovarian Cortex Fails to Find Stem Cells

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Human Testicles Contain Endocannabinoid System Components

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Fertility Clinics Sought Advice from Scientist Who CRISPRed Babies

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“Three-Parent” IVF Trialed for Infertility

Opinion: Three-Parent Embryos—A Slippery Slope?

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Smartphone Semen Assay

Study: IVF Media Affects Treatment Outcomes

Skin Cells Turned Into Immature Sperm

A Benefit of Failed Pregnancy?

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Making the Most of Membrane Protein Production

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Enhancing Sequencing-Based Genotyping with Enrichment Panels

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Maximizing Lentivirus Recovery

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Overcoming Obstacles in Plasmid DNA Manufacturing

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