More information: Victoria E. Deneke et al, A conserved fertilization complex bridges sperm and egg in vertebrates, Cell (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.09.035 ...

Results were published Thursday in the journal Cell. Scientists had previously known about two proteins, one on the surface of the sperm and another on the egg’s membrane. Working with ...

Results were published Thursday in the journal Cell. Scientists had previously known about two proteins, one on the surface ...

Protein plays a vital role in boosting fertility for both men and women. It aids in hormone regulation, improves sperm health ...

Results were published Thursday, October 17, in the journal Cell. Scientists had previously known about two proteins, one on the surface of the sperm and another on the egg’s membrane.

The team found that three proteins on the sperm join to form a sort of key that unlocks the egg, allowing the sperm to attach. Their findings, drawn from studies in zebrafish, mice, and human cells, ...

A person shall not purchase or offer to purchase a human egg or sperm for human somatic cell nuclear transfer or for any purpose other than treating human infertility or for clinical investigation ...

A research team from Japan says it has developed a new egg maturation technique that may improve in vitro fertilization (IVF) ...

The fertilisation mechanism between sperm and an egg works like a lock and key across the animal kingdom, a new study showed. “We discovered this mechanism that’s really fundamental across all ...