Cytoplasm of ruptured frog eggs organizes into cell-like structures that retain the ability to divide
Can scrambled eggs unscramble themselves? Well, sort of.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 1, 2019
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A virus is attacking koalas' genes—but their DNA is fighting back
A virus that infects koalas is steadily integrating itself into their DNA, ensuring that it is passed down from generation to generation. But the koala genome is defending itself, revealing that DNA has its own immune system ...
Biotechnology
Oct 11, 2019
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Surrogacy advance could aid rare chicken breeds
Hens that cannot produce their own chicks have successfully acted as surrogates for rare chicken breeds.
Ecology
Oct 1, 2019
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Researchers unlocking keys to longevity of egg cell supply in mammals
Since female mammals are born with a limited number of egg cells, most of the egg cells wait in a dormant state before maturing later in life to ensure a long period of fertility. However, how this dormant state is achieved ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 26, 2019
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Beewolves use a gas to preserve food
Scientists from the Universities of Regensburg and Mainz and the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology discovered that the eggs of the European beewolf produce nitric oxide. The gas prevents the larvae's food from getting ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 11, 2019
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How cytoplasm separates from yolk
The segregation of yolk from the surrounding cytoplasm in the very early fish embryo is a key process for the development of fish larva. To identify its underlying mechanisms, biologists at the Institute of Science and Technology ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 10, 2019
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Mathematical model can improve our knowledge on cancer
Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, have developed a new mathematical tool to characterize what happens when cells lose their polarity (direction) in diseases such as cancer. The result is advancing ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 16, 2019
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Rice plants that grow as clones from seed
Plant biologists at the University of California, Davis have discovered a way to make crop plants replicate through seeds as clones. The discovery, long sought by plant breeders and geneticists, could make it easier to propagate ...
Biotechnology
Dec 12, 2018
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Researchers unraveling the mystery of how sperm cells navigate
Researchers have found that a protein in the cell membranes of sperm plays a key role in how they find their way to eggs. The PMCA protein may also help explain how egg cells only interact with sperm from the same species. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 15, 2018
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How invading jumping genes are thwarted
Since Carnegie Institution's Barbara McClintock received her Nobel Prize on her discovery of jumping genes in 1983, we have learned that almost half of our DNA is made up of jumping genes—called transposons. Given their ...
Biotechnology
Nov 1, 2018
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