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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."

3 of 305 comments (clear)

  1. Start Me Up... :P by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I wondered where they put the Start button for Windows Vista.

  2. Grammar Gene by Talisman · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "...scientists from the UK and France have may found a gene responsible for controlling the fertilization of a new egg."

    Shortly after this discovery, the gene that controls bad grammar was found in gollum123.

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    "Study your math, kids. Key to the universe." -The Archangel Gabriel
  3. And... by Gibsnag · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...I, for one, welcome our new armchair philosopher overlords.