Synthetic sperm protein raises the chance for successful in vitro fertilization
Tuesday, September 30, 2014 - 22:50
in Biology & Nature
Having trouble getting pregnant -- even with in vitro fertilization? Here's some hope: A new research report explains how scientists developed a synthetic version of a sperm-originated protein which induced embryo development in human and mouse eggs similar to the natural triggering of embryo development by the sperm cell during fertilization.