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Medical research

Scientists create mice with cells from two males for first time

For the first time, scientists have created baby mice from two males.

Mar 15, 2023

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Oncology & Cancer

Zebrafish and AI replace some mouse experiments in cancer research

Researchers at Uppsala University have used AI to develop a new method to study brain cancer. The method is based on transplanting tumor cells from patients to fish embryos, followed by observation with AI. The method, which ...

Dec 20, 2021

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Endocrinology & Metabolism

Metabolic remodeling during early mouse embryo development

A research team led by Prof. Zhang Jin from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine and the team led by Dr. Hu Zeping from the Tsinghua University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences published their collaborative research ...

Oct 28, 2021

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Medical research

Lab-grown embryos and human-monkey hybrids: Medical marvels or ethical missteps?

In Aldous Huxley's 1932 novel "Brave New World," people aren't born from a mother's womb. Instead, embryos are grown in artificial wombs until they are brought into the world, a process called ectogenesis. In the novel, technicians ...

Apr 22, 2021

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Medical research

HSC transplants in embryos: Opening the door for hematopoiesis research

Most people have heard of stem cells, cells from which all other cells with specialized functions are generated. Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are the architects of blood cell development and are responsible for blood cell ...

Mar 5, 2021

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Obstetrics & gynaecology

Pregnancy complications in assisted reproduction linked to a specific process

An experimental study from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania links a specific procedure—embryo culture—that is part of the assisted reproduction process (ART) to placental ...

Jun 8, 2020

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Neuroscience

Fiber crossings ahead: Key enzymes affecting nervous system pathway identified

Voluntary motor movements rely on the corticospinal tract (CST)—a group of neuronal fibers in mammals that connect each side of the brain to the opposite side of the spinal cord, and ultimately to muscles. It contains about ...

Feb 5, 2020

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Medical research

Stem cell transplants used to grow fully functional lungs in mice

Researchers at Columbia University were able to grow fully functional lungs in mouse embryos using transplanted stem cells. The findings suggest that it may be ultimately possible to use the technique to grow human lungs ...

Nov 7, 2019

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Obstetrics & gynaecology

Choosing the best embryos—researchers pave the way to successful pregnancies

Struggling with infertility? You are not alone. Infertility affects one out of every six Canadian couples. Some resort to in vitro fertilization, with mixed results. In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers ...

Oct 23, 2019

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