How sperm transfer epigenetic memories to the embryo
The mechanism by which environmental factors are transferred from sperm to embryo has been identified...
The smallest particle of a substance that has all of the physical and chemical properties of that substance. Molecules are made up of two or more atoms - for example, a molecule of water is made up of two atoms of hydrogen and one of oxygen.
The mechanism by which environmental factors are transferred from sperm to embryo has been identified...
Professor Lewis Wolpert, a highly accomplished developmental biologist, science communicator and humanist, sadly died on 28 January 2021...
In the last year, it has become painfully apparent that the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, while initially targeting the respiratory system, can affect several tissues and organs and result in a plethora of symptoms and sequelae...
A molecular mechanism enabling correct sperm motility has been uncovered, shedding light on a key cause of male infertility...
Although we have known of the interactions of nature and nurture for decades, the term 'epigenetics' has only recently been taken up by scientists and the wider public to refer to these phenomena...
by Emma Lamb
A newly discovered mechanism explains why pregnancies last longer in some species than others...
Thirty-three genes associated with male infertility have been identified through a 'genomics-first' approach to understanding the condition...
Scientists have made progress towards a reliable technique for treating male infertility...
Using human stem cells, scientists from the University of Cambridge have developed a model for early embryo development...
The genetic code alone cannot account for all of the information needed for one organism to reproduce, and more attention should be paid to other components and attributes of the fertilised egg, two new papers suggest...
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