A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in China and one in the U.S. has successfully derived offspring from a single unfertilized mammalian egg—in a mouse. In their paper published in Proceedings of ...
People are having children later than ever before. The average age of new parents in the United States has been rising for at least the past half century.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 3, 2022
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Aahh, the Australian summer. When the temperatures top 40℃ and only the bravest or most foolhardy would venture outside in bare feet, there's a cherished old saying: "it's so hot outside you could fry an egg on the footpath!"
Other
Feb 18, 2022
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In two sets of procedures between October 2021 and February 2022 the BioRescue consortium created two new northern white embryos, bringing the total to 14. Oocytes (egg cells) were collected from northern white rhino Fatu ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 17, 2022
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Researchers have successfully used CRISPR-Cas9 to edit the genomes of the black-legged tick. To accomplish this feat, they developed an embryo injection protocol that overcame a major barrier in the field. The work appears ...
Biotechnology
Feb 15, 2022
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Human eggs often contain the wrong number of chromosomes, leading to miscarriages and infertility. A research team led by Melina Schuh at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Multidisciplinary Sciences has discovered that human ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 11, 2022
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It takes a bit of work to get brittlestars in the mood to procreate in captivity. They need to be well-fed, in total darkness and convinced the world is ending.
Plants & Animals
Feb 9, 2022
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Oviraptorosaurs are a group of birdlike dinosaurs that were part of the ancestral dinosaur lineage that later gave rise to birds. Oviraptorosaurs walked on two legs, had a powerful toothless beak and were covered in feathers.
Paleontology & Fossils
Jan 31, 2022
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A new CABI-led study has examined the relationship between two closely-related natural enemies of the brown marmorated stink bug in respect of how they interact when trying to attack the fruit and nut pest's egg masses.
Plants & Animals
Jan 24, 2022
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Egg white is one of the most important protein ingredients for the food industry. The first assessment of the environmental impact of egg white protein—ovalbumin—production by fungus Trichoderma reesei shows that the ...
Biotechnology
Jan 7, 2022
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