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Inadequate supply of protein building blocks may explain pregnancy failures in bovine cloning experiments

Amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, are essential to support the normal growth of a developing embryo and the placenta. An insufficient supply of amino acids in the mother's uterus caused by abnormal ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pioneering IVF doctor dies in Australia

A pioneering Australian doctor known for his groundbreaking work on the world's first pregnancy through in vitro fertilisation (IVF) has died after a long illness.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pregnant at 61: late-in-life choice stirs debate in Brazil

A woman who at 61 is expecting not a pension check but her first baby has stirred some controversy in Brazil over just when it might be too late to give birth.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

UK health regulators apply brakes to 'three-parent' IVF procedure

(PhysOrg.com) -- In what is rapidly turning into a political debate in the United Kingdom, members of the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority (HFEA) have, after careful review, declined to allow legislation to be ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Uterine health more important than egg quality

For women seeking pregnancy by assisted reproductive technologies, such as in-vitro fertilization (IVF), a new study shows that the health of the uterus is more relevant than egg quality for a newborn to achieve normal birth ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers improve zebrafish cloning methods

A team of Michigan State University researchers has developed a new, more efficient way of cloning zebra fish, a breakthrough that could have implications for human health research.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Aug 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

S.Korea lifts ban on stem cell research

South Korea on Wednesday conditionally lifted a ban on stem cell research using human eggs, three years after outlawing the practice because a scientist was found to have faked his work.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0