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De-extinction starts with DNA samples from the lost species. Sometimes this is the complete genome; other times, they may splice genes from the extinct species into the genome of a living animal. Then ...

The Trump administration has not staffed an office established by Congress to prepare the nation for future pandemics, ...

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Polyphosphate (polyP) exists in all life forms; however, its biological functions in metazoans are understudied. Here, we explored Drosophila as the first genetic model to explore polyP biology in ...

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Researchers found that TEX38 and ZDHHC19 co-localize on the plasma membrane of spermatids and mediate S-palmitoylation of ARRDC5, a crucial protein for spermatogenesis. Disrupting either TEX38 or ...

A research team has uncovered how a naturally occurring biological mechanism found in mammals is able to prevent sperm cells from interacting with an egg, preventing fertilization. The discovery, ...

Egg cells need stamina: They are formed in a women's body before birth and have to be on standby for decades to possibly be fertilized one day. But as they age, they accumulate more and more DNA ...

Egg cells need stamina: They are formed in a woman’s body before birth and have to be on standby for decades to possibly be fertilized one day. But as they age, they accumulate more and more DNA ...