News tagged with reproductive life
Coral embryos clone themselves
Forming a unique part of the animal kingdom, corals have built the only living entity visible from space; the Great Barrier Reef. Scientists from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) have recently ...
Mar 01, 2012 |
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Study reveals sex life of deep-sea squid
The sex life of Octopoteuthis deletron -- O. deletron, if you prefer -- is a cruelly hit-or-miss affair, according to candid footage of the deep-sea squid in its element, unveiled Wednesday.
Sep 21, 2011 |
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Biologists discover how yeast cells reverse aging
Human cells have a finite lifespan: They can only divide a certain number of times before they die. However, that lifespan is reset when reproductive cells are formed, which is why the children of a 20-year-old ...
Jun 24, 2011 |
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Loch fossils show life harnessed sun and sex early on
Remote lochs along the west coast of Scotland are turning up new evidence about the origins of life on land.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 13, 2011 |
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Study identifies proteins that modulate life span in worms
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a new group of proteins involved in determining the life span of laboratory roundworms. Blocking the expression of one member of the group can extend ...
Jun 16, 2010 |
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Climate change will speed spread of invasive fish to northern Europe
Spanish and French researchers have evaluated the spread of the invasive mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki, which is native to the United States and lives in Mediterranean rivers in Spain and France. The sc ...
Apr 29, 2010 |
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Should obese, smoking and alcohol-consuming women receive assisted reproduction treatment?
The European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) has published a position statement on the impact of the life style factors obesity, smoking and alcohol consumption on natural and medically assisted reproduction.
Jan 19, 2010 |
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Why females live longer than males: is it due to the father's sperm?
Researchers in Japan have found that female mice produced by using genetic material from two mothers but no father live significantly longer than mice with the normal mix of maternal and paternal genes. Their findings provide ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Living with females extends the reproductive life of the male mouse
Living with a female mouse can extend the reproductive life of a male mouse by as much as 20 percent, according to a study conducted by Ralph Brinster and a team of other researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School ...
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Jan 22, 2009 |
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Reproductive life of male mice is increased by living with females
Living with a female of its species can extend the reproductive life of a male mouse by a dramatic 20 percent, according to a study reported at the online site of the journal Biology of Reproduction.
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Jan 22, 2009 |
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