For the perfect eggs, roundworms use small RNAs
Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 14:10
in Biology & Nature
All multicellular organisms that reproduce sexually rely on eggs to support early life. Researchers used the tiny roundworm C. elegans as a model to better understand how eggs enable embryonic development, using only the materials already present in them. Their study uncovers the role small RNAs and helper proteins play in fine-tuning egg development.