Durable critters providing insight for human egg preservation

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This image of the durable tardigrade was created by Rick Gillis and Roger J. Haro Department of Biology University of Wisconsin - La Crosse.
This image of the durable tardigrade was created by Rick Gillis and Roger J. Haro, Department of Biology, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse.

A tiny, six-legged critter that suspends all biological activity when the going gets tough may hold answers to a better way to cryopreserve human eggs, researchers say.


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