Fertilized Egg Cells Trigger and Monitor Loss of Sperm's Epigenetic Memory
Thursday, December 1, 2016 - 13:51
in Biology & Nature
Scientists from the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology (IMBA) in Vienna, Austria, have discovered how an embryo's genomic integrity is safeguarded during the first 24 h after fertilization. Insights into this mechanism have implications for improving in vitro fertilization.