What You Need to Know Before You Freeze Your Eggs
Celebrities do it (or wish they had), influencers won't stop talking about it, and clinics will all but tell you to do it now. The devil, though, is in the details......»»
A newly identified stem cell regulator enables lifelong sperm production
Unlike women, who are born with all the eggs they'll ever have, men can continue to produce sperm throughout their adult lives. To do so, they require a constant renewal of spermatogonial stem cells, which give rise to sperm......»»
State Securities Regulators Investigating Celsius Accounts Freeze
State securities regulators in Alabama, Kentucky, New Jersey, Texas and Washington are investigating crypto lender Celsius Network's decision this week to suspend customer redemptions, Joseph Rotunda, enforcement director at the Texas State Securitie.....»»
Zinc found to be a key regulator of sperm functions during sperm capacitation process
Scientists have struggled to fully understand how male sperm cells function and why they sometimes fail to fertilize female eggs, which has implications for both livestock farmers aiming to maximize food production, as well as human couples strugglin.....»»
Intel Joins a Rush of Tech Companies Putting a Freeze On Hiring
Intel, one of the world's leading chipmakers, has responded to global headwinds by joining a string of other tech companies in placing a freeze on new hires as it seeks ways to cut costs. Fortune reports: "Increased focus and prioritization in our sp.....»»
Chicken vaccination shows benefits for nutrition, growth in Kenyan children
Vaccinating household chicken flocks can increase availability and consumption of eggs and meat, leading to better growth of young children in agriculture-dependent families in rural Kenya......»»
After remote-work ultimatum, Musk reveals plan to cut 10% of Tesla jobs
Musk announced hiring freeze and job cuts in email to Tesla executives. Enlarge / Tesla charging station at the Chesapeake House Travel Plaza off I-95 in Maryland on March 11, 2022. (credit: Getty Images | Tom Williams ) Tesla.....»»
Sea turtle delivers eggs, endures surgery after shark attack
A loggerhead turtle whose left fin was destroyed in a shark attack is rehabbing at Zoo Miami's new Sea Turtle Hospital, where veterinarians were able to save more than 100 of her eggs after she was rescued......»»
Apple teases WWDC 2022 with AR Memoji card pack Easter egg
We’re just under one week away from WWDC 2022 kicking off and Apple has continued its tradition of augmented reality Easter eggs as it has listed the keynote on its Events landing page. The latest AR surprise features a virtual card pack you can o.....»»
Alzheimer"s disease causes cells to overheat and "fry like eggs"
Researchers have shown that aggregation of amyloid-beta, one of two key proteins implicated in Alzheimer's disease, causes cells to overheat and "fry like eggs.".....»»
Mysterious ancient giant eggs Down Under laid by Aussie “demon ducks of doom”
Overharvesting of eggs may have led to the extinction of these large flightless birds Enlarge / Detail from an illustration of Genyornis (aka the "Demon Duck of Doom") not looking so tough as it is chased from its nest by a Megalania l.....»»
Scientists Create Tomatoes Genetically Edited To Bolster Vitamin D Levels
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Scientists have created genetically edited tomatoes, each containing as much provitamin D3 -- the precursor to vitamin D -- as two eggs or a tablespoon of tuna. Outdoor field trials of the tomato.....»»
Prehistoric faeces reveal parasites from feasting at Stonehenge
A new analysis of ancient faeces found at the site of a prehistoric village near Stonehenge has uncovered evidence of the eggs of parasitic worms, suggesting the inhabitants feasted on the internal organs of cattle and fed leftovers to their dogs......»»
New research finds that male pheromones may improve health of females" eggs
Male pheromones just might be the fountain of youth for aging female animals' eggs, according to a new Northwestern University study......»»
Mind the gap: Space inside eggs steers first few steps of life
Imagine sitting at a meeting where the shape of the table and your place at it might impact how you get along with the other members. Cells also communicate with their nearest neighbors, and in embryos, nothing is left to chance in the "seating plan".....»»
Twitter announces partial hiring freeze and senior exec exits
Twitter is halting hiring and parting ways with two senior leaders as it awaits a pending acquisition by Elon Musk......»»
Changes in cholesterol production lead to tragic octopus death spiral
For all their uncanny intelligence and seemingly supernatural abilities to change color and regenerate limbs, octopuses often suffer a tragic death. After a mother octopus lays a clutch of eggs, she quits eating and wastes away; by the time the eggs.....»»
Museum discovers 150-year-old platypus and echidna specimens that proved some mammals lay eggs
Jars of tiny platypus and echidna specimens, collected in the late 1800s by the scientist William Caldwell, have been discovered in the stores of Cambridge's University Museum of Zoology......»»
Watch eggs explode in extreme, art-like slow motion
The Slow Mo Guys are back with another artful masterpiece, this time letting eggs slowly explode into the air. As with most of their videos, you wouldn't expect the act to look so graceful but it ends up being exactly that, especially at the ridiculo.....»»
‘Massive’ Facebook hiring freeze and 40% decline in stock price is partly Apple’s fault, says CFO
A “massive” Facebook hiring freeze has been announced, which the company says will affect “almost every team across the company.” Parent company Meta told employees that four factors were behind the decision, and that Apple’s introduction.....»»
Will there be a "Moon Knight" Season 2?
If there's one thing the Marvel Cinematic Universe is good at, it's giving its audience more. The whole interconnected franchise runs on the prospect of the next movie or TV show, giving us more heroes, more sequels, more plot twists and Easter eggs.....»»