Mouse embryo develops extra limbs instead of genitals
Inactivating a gene that codes for a protein involved in early mouse development results in the formation of two extra hindlimbs in the place of external genitalia...
Inactivating a gene that codes for a protein involved in early mouse development results in the formation of two extra hindlimbs in the place of external genitalia...
As stem-cell-based embryo models (SCBEMs) become increasingly complex, they also raise big questions – how do we define a human embryo, and what limits should be placed on SCBEM research?...
Structural changes in a specific protein triggers egg coat hardening after fertilisation, research shows...
Organoids grown from testicular cells of young mice have shown characteristics of normal mouse testes and have potential to produce sperm...
Men with infertility, and their relatives, have been found to be at an increased risk of some cancers, though the specific cancer risk varies greatly...
Publicly funded IVF treatment in Northern Ireland is to be expanded, with some women entitled to additional embryo transfers...
A long non-coding RNA that plays a role in the inactivation of one of the X chromosomes in females, could be behind why autoimmune diseases disproportionately affect women...
Viral genetic material, integrated into our DNA millions of years ago, has an essential role in a key early stage in embryo development...
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