The first roadmap for ovarian aging
Scientists discover how non-human primate ovaries age, with implications for human fertilityCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(January 30, 2020) Due to ...
Tag: Developmental/Reproductive Biology
ASU scientists boost gene-editing tools to new heights in human stem cells
Proof-of-concept shows genes implicated in Alzheimer's disease can be accurately edited, with 90 percent efficiency in human stem cellsCredit: Arizona ...
Research team investigates abnormal neuron activity in Rett syndrome
Credit: Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory The brain undergoes dramatic change during the first years of life. Its circuits readily rewire ...
Tougher start could help captive-bred game birds
Credit: Martin Clay Tougher early lives could help captive-bred game birds develop survival skills for adulthood in the wild, new ...
Missing link in rare inherited skin disease exposed
Credit: Yamamoto H., et al., Proceedings of the National Academic of Sciences of the United States of America, January 23, ...
Harrington Seed Destructor kills nearly 100 percent of US agronomic weed seeds in lab study
Credit: Lauren Quinn, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - In the battle against herbicide-resistant weeds, farmers are increasingly eager to ...
Rethinking land conservation to protect species that will need to move with climate change
Credit: University of Washington All plants and animals need suitable conditions to survive. That means a certain amount of light, ...
Stopping sperm in its tracks: latest progress in the hunt for a male contraceptive
Researchers at the University of Dundee have developed an unrivalled, fully automated robotic screening system which allows them to rapidly ...
Lithuanian students designed a belt which can monitor the fetus during pregnancy
The belt for pregnant women, which is monitoring the health of a fetus was labelled as the best in the ...
Scientists short-circuit maturity in insects, opening new paths to disease prevention
Puberty-controlling hormone does not travel freely into the brain as previously thoughtCredit: Naoki Yamanaka / UCR New research from UC ...
High air pollution exposure in 1-year-olds linked to structural brain changes at age 12
Credit: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center CINCINNATI -- A new study suggests that significant early childhood exposure to traffic-related air ...
Stanford researchers conduct census of cell surface proteins
Credit: Liqun Luo Stanford scientists have completed the first global census of diverse proteins sprouting tree-like from the outer membrane ...
Autoimmunity may explain why an important immune system is absent in many bacteria
Credit: Ellinor O. Alseth New findings from University of Exeter researchers reveal how bacterial immune systems can be harmful for ...
Kids born to moms with gestational diabetes and preeclampsia at greater risk for obesity
New longitudinal study shows link between multiple metabolic disorders in mothers during pregnancy and children's body mass indexes later in ...
Fat cells can sense sunlight — not getting enough increases metabolic syndrome risk
Eye-opening study from Cincinnati Children's suggests that lack of sun can lead to problems beyond seasonal affective disorderCredit: Cincinnati Children's ...
New image analysis method for time-lapse microscopy shows how giant viruses infect amoeba
Scientists at Tokyo University of Science, Japan, devised a new method that reveals how amoebae react to infection by giant ...
Jumping genes threaten egg cell quality
Understanding their activity has implications for fertility and health of future generationsCredit: Photograph is courtesy of Marla Tharp and Navid ...
Newly created embryo nourishes hope for the survival of the northern white rhino
Credit: Ami Vitale In August 2019 a team of scientists and conservationists broke new ground in saving the northern white ...
How zebra finches learn to sing
Credit: Richard Hahnloser, ETH/UZH The ability to learn new motor skills is critical to almost all aspects of our lives. ...
Researchers develop tool to identify molecular receptors in worms
Findings published in Royal Society of Chemistry journal could speed up neuroscience researchCredit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Mass. - January ...