News tagged with embryos
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New strategy could reduce twin rate after IVF
A strategy to encourage single embryo transfer after in vitro fertilisation (IVF) could be an important tool to prevent multiple pregnancies and their associated complications, finds a study published in the British Medical ...
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Sep 30, 2010 |
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Camel-crazy UAE pioneers cutting-edge breeding technology
Cutting-edge camel breeding technology, including embryo transfers and cloning, is being pioneered in the United Arab Emirates to reproduce the prized desert beasts that now fetch staggering sums.
Sep 30, 2010 |
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Court OKs US-funded stem cell research for now
(AP) -- An appeals court ruled Tuesday that government funding of embryonic stem cell research can continue for now.
Sep 29, 2010 |
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Appeals court considers ban on stem cell research
(AP) -- The Obama administration has told an appeals court that a judge's order halting federal funding of stem cell research would result in destruction of valuable biological materials and set back taxpayer-funded work.
Sep 27, 2010 |
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Cyprus clinic at centre of human egg trafficking probe
They may never see the light of day but Maria is not abandoning her Cypriot "children", embryos that were seized after the fertility clinic where they were conceived in vitro was closed on suspicion of human egg trafficking.
Sep 14, 2010 |
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Smoking damages men's sperm and also the numbers of germ and somatic cells in developing embryos
Two new studies have shed more light on how smoking may damage fertility, and give further weight to advice that mothers and fathers-to-be should stop smoking before attempting to conceive. The research is published online ...
Sep 08, 2010 |
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Scientists unwrap DNA packaging to gain insight into cells
Scientists have built a clearer picture of how lengthy strands of DNA are concertinaed when our cells grow and divide, in a discovery could help explain how cell renewal can go wrong.
Sep 02, 2010 |
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Whale sharks may produce many litters from one mating, paternity test shows
How do female whale sharks meet their perfect mates and go on to produce offspring? While little is known about the reproductive behavior of these ocean-roaming giants, a newly published analysis led by University ...
Aug 24, 2010 |
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US court halts government funding of stem cell research (Update)
A US court on Monday ordered a temporary halt to federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, which President Barack Obama had authorized, saying it involved the destruction of human embryos.
Aug 23, 2010 |
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Make way for ducklings (w/ Video)
Parent birds know best when it comes to taking care of their babies. But, when food gets scarce and they are forced to fly longer distances to grab a bite, "egg sitting" time drops off. What impact does this have on their ...
Aug 23, 2010 |
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What makes a good egg and healthy embryo?
Scientists as well as fertility doctors have long tried to figure out what makes a good egg that will produce a healthy embryo. It's a particularly critical question for fertility doctors deciding which eggs ...
Aug 09, 2010 |
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A dead Sirt(3) to protect preimplantation embryos
Infertility affects approximately 10% of couples worldwide. Although assisted reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization are commonly used in developed countries to treat infertile couples, the processes remain ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 19, 2010 |
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Unearthing King Tet: Key protein influences stem cell fate
Take a skin cell from a patient with Type 1 diabetes. Strip out everything that made it a skin cell, then reprogram it to grow into a colony of pancreatic beta cells. Implant these into your patient and voilą! ...
Jul 18, 2010 |
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Mexican salamander helps uncover mysteries of stem cells and evolution
Dr Andrew Johnson is speaking today at the UK National Stem Cell Network annual conference. He and his team from the University of Nottingham have been using a Mexican aquatic salamander called an axolotl to study the evolution ...
Jul 11, 2010 |
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Ongoing pregnancy rates from vitrified eggs as good as those from fresh
Embryos derived from oocytes (eggs) cryopreserved by the vitrification method are just as likely to produce an on-going pregnancy as those involving fresh oocytes, the 26th annual meeting of the European Society of Human ...
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Jun 30, 2010 |
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