After the advent of gene-editing technology, if it can lead to disease treatment, the question naturally moves to the next ...
In sea urchin and salmon sperm, the pH value regulates whether they remain immotile or swim. • An enzyme as a pH sensor: A rising pH activates soluble adenylyl cyclase (sAC) in sea urchins and fish.
Some animals are capable of parthenogenesis, a reproductive process in which females produce offspring without fertilization. This phenomenon has been documented in reptiles, sharks, birds, and ...
Researchers at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) and Imperial College London have shown for the first time that, before they can start developing into egg and sperm cells, the embryonic ...
A research team at the IPK Leibniz Institute has developed a method that enables the detailed observation of female ...