Up until now the discussion has focused on how the establishment and maintenance of epigenetic marks differ for PGCs versus somatic cells and in male germ cells versus female germ cells.

Testes are the 2 male glands that make sperm and the male hormone testosterone. Germ cell cancers most often start in young children and adolescents. But young adults also can get them. Testicular ...

This, they write in the study, may mean that the proteins prepared by these ribosomes obtain different shapes than those synthesized by the ribosomes of other cells. “Our study provides the first ...

Scientists in Japan have uncovered a potential biological explanation for why women tend to outlive men. The research, published in Science Advances, suggests a link between sex cells (sperm and ...

GU ASCO annual meeting featured a session on emerging trends in germ cell tumors and a presentation by Dr. Darren Feldman discussing the landscape of new trials and targets in refractory germ cell ...

"After removing the germ cells, male killifish lived longer than usual and female lifespans became shorter," explains lead ...

Both Indiana University and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) have published their series’ of salvage high-dose chemotherapy, Indiana using the carboplatin + etoposide regimen and MSKCC ...

There is ample evidence supporting the role of TLE6 in female infertility, but its role in male germ cells remains unexplored. Visualization of sperm from WT and Tle6 knockout mice using ...

Prevalence of preterm birth and low birth weight slightly higher, but no difference seen in prevalence of birth defects ...