What Is the Female Reproductive System? The female reproductive system is designed to carry out several functions. It produces the female egg cells, called the ova or oocytes, which are necessary for ...

Scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) in Hinxton mapped the ...

New research has mapped the cell types that specialize to form reproductive organs in both sexes, identifying key genes and ...

The rete ovarii, a poorly understood structure connected to the ovaries, may be much more essential to ovarian function than scientists initially thought. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

Researchers have recently identified and described a new genus and species of xanthid crab found in Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Named Mabui calculus, it is the first among the 7,800 species ...

A new single-cell map reveals how human reproductive organs form and respond to environmental influences A developing human ...

Mapping the human reproductive system offers new clues into conditions affecting reproductive organs and the environmental ...

What is estradiol and how does it work? Estradiol is a female sex hormone required for the normal development and functioning of the reproductive system. The hormone also plays a vital role in ...

Dolphins have active sex lives, with frequent dalliances not just for reproduction. One reason may be that the prominent female dolphin clitoris provides sexual pleasure. The findings suggest that the ...