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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. $10 per head by Chineseyes · · Score: -1, Troll

    With the new monthly subscription service it will be $10 per month or they will terminate your life

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    I think the invisible hand of the market has its middle finger extended

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  2. Re:This just in by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    omg that is the smartest thing u cud have said wowz

  3. Intelligent life by HermanAB · · Score: -1, Troll

    Life is common. It is intelligent life that is special. There really isn't much of that and none on sloshdat...

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    Oh well, what the hell...