New research challenges the idea that self-fertilization is an evolutionary dead end and points to a more complex story.

In flowering plants, the transition from cross-fertilization (outcrossing) to self-fertilization has evolved repeatedly across species. This shift is often accompanied by a well-known set of traits ...

Indian Institute of Science (IISc), has found strong evidence that a plant's ability to reproduce on its own—through ...

OK, it takes two for human reproduction, and now it seems that plants and animals that can rely on either a partner or go alone by self-fertilization give their offspring a better chance for longer ...

In vitro fertilization (IVF) in mammals encompasses a series of coordinated steps that replicate the natural union of gametes outside the body. Following ovarian stimulation and oocyte retrieval, ...

The process of oocyte maturation and subsequent fertilization involves a coordinated series of cellular and molecular events that prepare the egg for successful monospermic union and embryogenesis.