News articles tagged with 'egg'
Scientists discover influenza's Achilles heel: Antioxidants
— 30 Oct 2009 11:01 | HealthAs the nation copes with a shortage of vaccines for H1N1 influenza, a team of Alabama researchers have raised hopes that they have found an Achilles' heel for all strains of the flu... — full story
Stanford scientists turn stem cells into precursors for sperm, eggs
— 29 Oct 2009 11:09 | HealthHuman embryonic stem cells derived from excess IVF embryos may help scientists unlock the mysteries of infertility for other couples struggling to conceive, according to new research... — full story
Phylogenetic analysis predicts the mechanism of sex determination in extinct marine reptiles
— 16 Sep 2009 17:00 | Geology and palaeontologyLong extinct sea reptiles not only had live births, but the sex of their offspring was genetically pre-determined, according to research published in the current (17 September) issue... — full story
New thread in fabric of insect silks
— 10 Sep 2009 13:17 | BiologyThe aptly named silk worms long appeared to have the monopoly on insect silk production, but now scientists are revealing that the world of insect silks is highly complex... — full story
Why solitary reptiles lay eggs in communal nests
— 3 Sep 2009 18:00 | BiologyReptiles are not known to be the most social of creatures. But when it comes to laying eggs, female reptiles can be remarkably communal, often laying their eggs in the nests of other... — full story
MSU researchers improve zebrafish cloning methods
— 31 Aug 2009 13:21 | BiologyA team of Michigan State University researchers has developed a new, more efficient way of cloning zebra fish, a breakthrough that could have implications for human health research... — full story
Turning back the clock: Fasting prolongs reproductive life span
— 28 Aug 2009 07:03 | HealthScientific dogma has long asserted that females are born with their entire lifetime's supply of eggs, and once they're gone, they're gone. New findings by researchers at Fred Hutchinson... — full story
New technique could eliminate inherited mitochondrial disease
— 26 Aug 2009 17:00 | HealthResearchers have developed an experimental technique with the potential to prevent a class of hereditary disorders passed on from mother to child. The technique, as yet conducted only... — full story
Unlocking the key to human fertility
— 4 Aug 2009 09:20 | HealthScientists at Leeds and Bradford have discovered a unique 'DNA signature' in human sperm, which may act as a key that unlocks an egg's fertility and triggers new life... — full story
New research finds possible genetic link to cause of pregnancy loss and disorders
— 21 Jul 2009 16:06 | HealthScientists at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) have published new findings about a cause of a condition at the root of genetic... — full story