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Start of Life Gene Discovered

Posted by Zonk on from the sign-me-up-for-six dept.

gollum123 writes "The BBC reports that scientists from the UK and France have may found a gene responsible for controlling the fertilization of a new egg." From the article: "The HIRA gene is involved in the events necessary for the fertilisation that take place once a sperm enters an egg. Faults in this gene might explain why some couples struggle to get pregnant despite having healthy sperm ... Although their work in Nature is based on fruit flies, the same genetic processes are present in humans."

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  1. Re:Well... by NaruVonWilkins · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I acknowledge that it's pretty much the beginning of a new life, but I don't think I or the government have any say over that life or are responsible for any sort of protection of it until it is naturally detached from the mother. Until then, it's her call.