The curved shape of a zebrafish egg causes unequal cell divisions, creating larger cells near the animal pole and smaller ...
(BOSTON) — More than one-sixth of adults around the world experience infertility in their lifetime. There is a high unmet need not only for increased access to affordable, high-quality fertility care ...
Cell division is an essential process for all life on earth, yet the exact mechanisms by which cells divide during early ...
Cell division is an essential process for all life on Earth, yet the exact mechanisms by which cells divide during early ...
Life begins with a single fertilized cell that gradually transforms into a multicellular organism. This process requires ...
An egg cell and a sperm need to hold together tightly in the Fallopian tube in order to fuse, resulting in the creation of a new organism. One key part of this process involves the proteins Juno, on ...
A microscopic structure in mammalian egg cells called a meiotic spindle has one crucial job—and during egg maturation, it has only a few hours to do it properly. What happens in those few hours has ...