The search for a mammalian virgin mother has gone through many incarnations since those days: from a great hope of agriculture to the obsession of top reproductive scientists, from an impossible dream to the reality of sex - free replication with the help of cloning technology. (newscientist.com)
A cancer diagnosis is «one of the most existential crises you can imagine,» says Teresa Woodruff, a reproductive scientist at Northwestern University. (discovermagazine.com)
«These chemicals may affect the way hormones regulate many aspects of our bodies, potentially even the ability to get pregnant,» said Laura Vandenberg, a reproductive scientist at Tufts University. (scientificamerican.com)