News tagged with fertilized embryos
Seed size is controlled by maternally produced small RNAs: research
Seed size is controlled by small RNA molecules inherited from a plant's mother, a discovery from scientists at The University of Texas at Austin that has implications for agriculture and understanding plant ...
Apr 11, 2012 |
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In the early life of an embryo, a monster lurks
Research based at Princeton University has revealed that newly fertilized cells only narrowly avoid degenerating into fatal chaos. At the same time, scientists have discovered that embryos have acquired a mechanism to contain ...
Aug 22, 2011 |
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Zinc 'sparks' fly from egg within minutes of fertilization
(PhysOrg.com) -- At fertilization, a massive release of the metal zinc appears to set the fertilized egg cell on the path to dividing and growing into an embryo, according to the results of animal studies supported by the ...
Jul 22, 2011 |
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Fish placenta is unfavourable survival strategy
Fish with a placenta struggle to adapt to rapid changes in the food supply. They probably evolved in a stable, food-rich environment. As ecosystems change under the influence of humans, they are experiencing greater difficulty ...
Jul 11, 2011 |
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Swedish model slashes multiple-birth risk in IVF pregnancies
Swedish doctors on Monday presented a new method they said dramatically reduces the risk of multiple births from in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) without affecting chances of having a baby.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 04, 2011 |
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Many Americans approve of stem cell research for curing serious diseases
While research using human embryonic stem cells has roused political controversy for almost two decades, little has been done to scientifically assess American attitudes on the subject. New research from the ...
Jun 29, 2011 |
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Octomom's fertility doc moves to keep license
(AP) -- The fertility doctor who helped "Octomom" Nadya Suleman become the mother of 14 children through repeated in vitro treatments is asking that he be allowed to continue practicing medicine while he appeals his license ...
Jun 22, 2011 |
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Mother's obesity may lead to infertility in the next generation
Levels of the hormone ghrelin are low in obese women and a recent study accepted for publication in Endocrinology, a publication of The Endocrine Society, reports that mice whose mothers had low ghrelin levels were less f ...
Mar 23, 2011 |
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First IVF babies born using new chromosome counting technique
The first babies have now been born in the UK using a new technique pioneered at Oxford University to select the best embryos for IVF.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 04, 2011 |
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Clowning helps IVF patients become pregnant: study
(PhysOrg.com) -- Infertility researchers in Israel have found a 15-minute encounter with a clown immediately after fertility treatment dramatically increased the chances of a successful pregnancy.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 14, 2011 |
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Baby born from embryo frozen almost 20 years ago
(PhysOrg.com) -- A healthy baby has been born from an embryo that was kept frozen for nearly 20 years, smashing the previous record of 13 years. The new baby is a biological sibling of a child born to the ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 12, 2010 |
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Vatican: Nobel to IVF pioneer raises questions
(AP) -- The Vatican's top bioethics official said Robert Edwards, who received the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for developing in vitro fertilization, opened "a new and important chapter in the field of hum ...
Oct 04, 2010 |
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U-M announces its first human embryonic stem cell line
University of Michigan researchers have created the state's first human embryonic stem cell line, achieving a long-sought goal that provides the foundation for future efforts to develop innovative disease treatments.
Oct 04, 2010 |
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Earlier, more accurate prediction of embryo survival enabled by Stanford research
Two-thirds of all human embryos fail to develop successfully. Now, in a new study, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have shown that they can predict with 93 percent certainty which fertilized eggs ...
Oct 03, 2010 |
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Auxogyn licenses noninvasive embryo assessment technology from Stanford University
Auxogyn, Inc., a privately held medical technology company focused on women's reproductive health, today announced that it acquired an exclusive license from Stanford University to develop a set of products that may allow ...
Oct 03, 2010 |
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