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Sperm cell: Sperm cells are the male reproductive cells that are produced by most animals. Sperm cells are, generally, motile and make use of a "whip like" tail to navigate and penetrate an ovum, or egg cell. During reproduction, the main goal of a sperm cell is to fertilize the ovum. Once fertilized, the sperm and ovum form a new offspring that will contain 23 chromosomes form the sperm and 23 chromosomes form the ovum.
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A parthenogenote is derived from an unfertilized egg. Mammalian parthenogenotes are haploid, meaning they have only one ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 03, 2016Plants & Animals
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HOW CRISPR CHANGES RESEARCH 
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The microbiome is a specialized collection of bacteria residing in the human body. Mostly famous for their existence in ...FEB 29, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In a breakthrough first, scientists in China reported to have turned mouse stem cells into functional sperm-like cells, ...FEB 02, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In a historic, unprecedented move, UK national fertility regulators have given the green light for scientists to use the ...DEC 31, 2015Health & Medicine
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OCT 04, 2016
Cancer
A controversial study last year rocked the foundation of cancer and health research, suggesting that cancer was merely j
...
SEP 14, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A parthenogenote is derived from an unfertilized egg. Mammalian parthenogenotes are haploid, meaning they have only one
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2016
Plants & Animals
Identical twin formation in humans seem to fascinate the masses. To our brains, which are programmed to see everyone dif
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 26, 2016
Videos
Humans have two different types of DNA: nuclear and mitochondrial DNA. The one that usually gets the majority of publici
...
JUL 02, 2016
Videos
Our genes make us. They decide our height, the sound of our voice, and even how athletic we are. Yet, how is it that ide
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JUN 29, 2016
Videos
Scientists have found a clue to why one type of DNA is passed down to children via their mothers rather than fathers. It
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 16, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
For couples who have trouble conceiving naturally, assisted reproductive techniques like in vitro fertilization (IVF) ma
...
JUN 11, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The controversial new procedure to create “three-parent babies” could be approved and available by as early
...
JUN 04, 2016
Videos
HOW CRISPR CHANGES RESEARCH 
CRISPR is a revolutionary gene-editing technique that allows scientists to accurately and e
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JUN 02, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondrial replacement therapy was hailed as a promising new way to overcome diseases passed down in the DNA of mitoc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
rimary cilia have moved from the background of cell biology into the forefront of research. Now known to be present on a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Chimeric organisms are ones that are made up of cells or tissues from more than one individual, most commonly thought of
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 16, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The microbiome is a specialized collection of bacteria residing in the human body. Mostly famous for their existence in
...
FEB 29, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a breakthrough first, scientists in China reported to have turned mouse stem cells into functional sperm-like cells,
...
FEB 02, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a historic, unprecedented move, UK national fertility regulators have given the green light for scientists to use the
...
DEC 31, 2015
Health & Medicine
Our genes make us. They decide our height, the sound of our voice, and even how athletic we are. We’ll alwa
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
DEC 22, 2015
Plants & Animals
Plants rely on pollination to reproduce, and while many insects can help with pollination, among one of the most importa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 04, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
In medical emergencies like strokes, every second matters. The condition is highly time-sensitive, as survival is direct
...
NOV 29, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Nearly all mammalian cells contain cilia – microscopic hair-like structures that extend from the surface of cells.
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 21, 2015
Cannabis Sciences
According to the Journal of American Medicine, more than one-third of US Adults are considered obese. The annual medical
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
SEP 27, 2015
Neuroscience
Amyloids, fibrous protein clumps often associated with diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, form characteristic p
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 17, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Due to a lack in the development of reliable experimental systems for studying human embryos, there is currently not muc
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
APR 27, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
EPFL scientists discover that certain cell structures, the centrioles, could act as information carriers throughout cell
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 24, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) Department of Cellular Biology, Physiology, and Immunology,
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke