Dodo 'de-extinction' announcement causes conservation debate
The dodo has joined an exclusive club, becoming one of the species suggested for de-extinction.
Plants & Animals
Feb 16, 2023
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News tagged with primordial germ cells
Egg and sperm race: Scientists create precursors to human egg and sperm in the lab
Scientists at the University of Cambridge working with the Weizmann Institute have created primordial germ cells - cells that will go on to become egg and sperm - using human embryonic stem cells. Although this had already ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 24, 2014
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Does germ plasm accelerate evolution?
Scientists at The University of Nottingham have published research in the leading academic journal Science that challenges a long held belief about the way certain species of vertebrates evolved.
Evolution
Apr 14, 2014
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A big step toward producing rhino gametes
To save the northern white rhinoceros from extinction, the BioRescue team is racing to create lab-grown egg and sperm cells of the critically endangered subspecies. The team has now reported a milestone in Science Advances: ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 9, 2022
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Cellular 'cannibalism' may be fundamental to development across evolution
In living beings, from roundworms to humans, some cells may ball up unwanted contents on their surfaces for other cells to "eat." This is the finding of a study led by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center and published ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 14, 2016
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Development of new stem cell type may lead to advances in regenerative medicine
A team led by UT Southwestern has derived a new "intermediate" embryonic stem cell type from multiple species that can contribute to chimeras and create precursors to sperm and eggs in a culture dish.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 3, 2020
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How primordial germ cells commence sperm and egg production in the embryonic gonad
Early in mammalian embryonic development, long before the organism's ultimate form has taken shape, a precious subset of its cells are set aside for future use in creating offspring. This task bestows on that subset of cells ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Nov 22, 2019
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3D monkey embryos cultured in a lab offer unique insights into early development
Building on previous efforts to create a platform for the extended study of primate embryos in cell culture, two new reports from the State Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Kunming University of Science and ...
Similarities in human and pig embryos provide clues to early stages of development
Scientists have shown how the precursors of egg and sperm cells – the cells that are key to the preservation of a species – arise in the early embryo by studying pig embryos alongside human stem cells.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 8, 2017
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Genome research shows that the body controls the integrity of heritable genomes
Scientists at the CECAD Cluster of Excellence in Aging Research of the University of Cologne have discovered that body cells which are in direct contact with the germ cells in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans are responsible ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 24, 2019
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