Osaka, Japan – For many endangered species, breeding programs are an important part of efforts to increase population numbers. Now, researchers from Osaka University have successfully induced the ...

Different cell types - say, heart, liver, blood, and sperm cells - possess characteristics that help them carry out their unique jobs in the body. In general, those characteristics are hard-wired.

What are germ cell and sex cord stromal cells? Germ cells and sex cord stromal cells form when a fetus (baby) is developing. A fetus is made from a sperm cell and an egg cell. Germ cell tumors (GCTs) ...