A study led by scientists at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and University of Kent uncovers how the genome three-dimensional structure of male germ cells determines how genomes evolve over time. Published in ...
Evolution
May 11, 2022
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New mutations occur at increasing rates in the mitochondrial genomes of developing egg cells in aging rhesus monkeys, but the increases appear to plateau at a certain age and are not as large as those seen in non-reproductive ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 4, 2022
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The female genital tract can be a hostile environment for conception. Out of about 100 million sperm, only a few hundred make it to the fallopian tubes. Guided by a directional movement called rheotaxis, sperm cells swim ...
Biochemistry
Mar 31, 2022
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Scientists at Cincinnati Children's appear to have flipped another piece in the underexplored puzzle of male infertility.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 26, 2021
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Researchers from Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology propose a mechanism by which the protein protamine modulates the packaging of DNA in sperm cells. The findings could have implications for the development ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 5, 2021
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About 120 million unintended pregnancies occurred each year between 2015 and 2019 worldwide. While there are oral contraceptives for women, the development of oral contraceptives for men has not been successful. Now, a team ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 23, 2021
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Chromosomes occupy specific regions of the cell nucleus called chromosome territories. In somatic cells, scientists have observed that there is a correlation between this positioning and genome regulation. In fact, alterations ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 30, 2021
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While the reproduction process of flowering plants has been known for more than 120 years, there still remain many mysteries to unravel. Researchers from INRAE, ENS de Lyon, CNRS and Limagrain characterized a new membrane ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 30, 2021
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A research team at the Humboldt University Berlin and the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) developed an agent-based computer model to simulate the journey of sperm cells through the female genital ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 15, 2021
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Turns out the comic books were wrong.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 12, 2021
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