News articles tagged with 'meiosis'
Shining a light on trypanosome reproduction
— 18 Feb 2011 17:05 | HealthThe research could eventually lead to new approaches for controlling sleeping sickness in humans and wasting diseases in livestock which are caused by trypanosomes carried by the bloodsucking…
Study of cell division sheds light on special mechanism in egg cells
— 22 Aug 2010 18:57 | HealthIn a study of egg cells using time-lapse microscopy, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research have discovered…
What makes a good egg and healthy embryo?
— 10 Aug 2010 07:59 | HealthScientists as well as fertility doctors have long tried to figure out what makes a good egg that will produce a healthy embryo. It's a particularly critical question for fertility doctors…
New function discovered in cancer-prevention protein
— 11 Jun 2010 12:03 | HealthProtein p53 is known as the guardian of the genome since it is basic for the genome's integrity by preventing the accumulation of mutations originating either by the cell's own mechanisms…
New function discovered in cancer prevention protein
— 8 Jun 2010 12:57 | HealthProtein 53 is very important in protecting against cancer given that it prevents cancer-causing mutations from accumulating and its inactivation is closely linked to the proliferation…
Bloome syndrome protein is critical for meiotic recombination
— 23 Mar 2010 13:50 | HealthResearchers from Cornell University (NY) provide the first analysis of the function of Bloome syndrome protein (BLM) in mammalian meiosis. Bloome syndrome (BS) is a rare genetic disorder…
NIH-funded researchers transform embryonic stem cells into human germ cells
— 29 Oct 2009 10:35 | HealthResearchers funded in part by the National Institutes of Health have discovered how to transform human embryonic stem cells into germ cells, the embryonic cells that ultimately give…
Landmark study sheds new light on human chromosomal birth defects
— 17 Sep 2009 13:44 | HealthUsing yeast genetics and a novel scheme to selectively remove a single protein from the cell division process called meiosis, a cell biologist at The Florida State University found…
Researchers propose model for disorders caused by improper transmission of chromosomes
— 17 Aug 2009 11:06 | HealthParents of healthy newborns often remark on the miracle of life. The joining of egg and sperm to create such delightful creatures can seem dazzlingly beautiful if the chromosome information…
Human sperm created from embryonic stem cells
— 8 Jul 2009 14:28 | HealthHuman sperm have been created using embryonic stem cells for the first time in a scientific development which will lead researchers to a better understanding of the causes of infertility…