egg cell
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Scientists have utilized the technique to edit genes in human sperm and egg cells.
From Scientific American
Parthenogenesis, or reproduction from an egg cell without fertilization, occurs naturally in birds and sharks.
From Nature
But when the insertion of a retrovirus occurs in a sperm or an egg cell, the change can become permanent, passed on forever.
From New York Times
Sarah also talks with Jennifer Gruhn, a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Copenhagen Center for Chromosome Stability, about counting chromosomes in human egg cells.
From Science Magazine
The scans can only see the most mature egg cells – the follicles are too small to spot – and the tests are not very accurate at predicting when the menopause will begin.
From The Guardian
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