Tag Archives: Human egg or oocyte
About Giant Eggs & Double Yolks
This week’s gift from a neighbor’s chicken coop included one extra-large egg. After hard-boiling and cracking open we found a double yolk, which some say is a good omen on our wedding anniversary. The following conversation over a meal would … Continue reading
Posted in Animalia, Assisted reproductive technology, Fertility, Nature
Tagged blastocyst, Human egg or oocyte, IVF and ARTs
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Human Egg Farming
We called the ambitious program, ‘Egg Farming,’ over 30 years ago when I worked at Edinburgh University. That goal drew a step closer today as my graduate student from so many years ago published results of growing human eggs in … Continue reading
A Third Parent contributes her Mighty Mites (Mitochondria)
Two biological parents are enough for any baby, aren’t they? Maybe not: sometimes it’s better to have two mamas. The media have hyped a story that broke in September about a boy who was conceived by “mitochondrial replacement therapy.” His … Continue reading
Posted in Assisted reproductive technology, Fertility, Health, Other
Tagged Augment technology, Erichthonius, Hephaeustus, Human egg or oocyte, John Zhang, Mitochondria transfer, Mitochondrial disease, New Hope Fertility Center, Ovascience, Robert Hughes, Turner's syndrome
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Roger musing about Peace with Nature 