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Fertilization Defined

Production of the first cell of a new individual by the union of a sperm with an egg

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Call For Public Debates On Future Uses Of Stem Cells Lead By Bioethicists

Published July 4, 2009, 3:09 am, Medical News Today

More than 40 scientists, bioethicists, lawyers and science journal editors are calling on their colleagues, policy makers and the public to begin developing guidelines for the research and reproductive use of stem cell-derived eggs and sperm, even though such use may be a decade or more away.

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Bioethicists Lead Call For Public Debates On Future Uses Of Stem Cells

Published July 2, 2009, 1:25 pm, redOrbit

Science is running ahead of public debate and guidelines to grapple with use of stem cell-derived eggs and spermMore than 40 scientists, bioethicists, lawyers and science journal editors are calling on their colleagues, policy makers and the public to begin developing guidelines for the research and reproductive use of stem cell-derived eggs and sperm, even though such use may be a decade or ...

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Evidence Challenges Effectiveness Of Embryo Screening For Older Women

Published July 2, 2009, 7:08 am, Medical News Today

There is growing evidence that a procedure for identifying chromosomal abnormalities in embryos prior to in vitro fertilization is ineffective at helping older women become pregnant, the Wall Street Journal reports. The procedure -- known as pre-implantation genetic screening, or PGS -- is performed in dozen of U.S.

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Biological Station celebrates 100th anniversary

Published July 1, 2009, 11:39 pm, Petoskey News-Review

PELLSTON — Today, Wednesday July 1, marks 100 years since the first class took place at the University of Michigan Biological Station on Douglas Lake.

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New York Becomes First State To Allow Payment For Donating Eggs For Stem Cell Research

Published June 29, 2009, 3:07 am, Medical News Today

New York's Empire State Stem Cell Board earlier this month decided to allow embryonic stem cell researchers who receive state funding to compensate women for donating their eggs for use in research, making New York the first state to enact such a policy, the Washington Post reports (Stein, Washington Post, 6/26).

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Epigenetics: It's All in the Packaging

Published June 27, 2009, 1:28 pm, Newsweek

Roll over, Mendel. Watson and Crick? They are so your old man's version of DNA. And that big multibillion-dollar hullabaloo called the Human Genome Project? To some scientists, it's beginning to look like an expensive genetic floor pad for a much more intricate—and dynamic—tapestry of life that lies on top of it.

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Rosebay blooming all over WNC

Published June 26, 2009, 9:27 pm, Asheville Citizen-Times

In Western North Carolina, there are three native rhododendron species that are evergreen: rosebay (R. maximum); purple (R. catawbiense); and Carolina (R. minus). Azaleas are taxonomically placed in the rhododendron genus; for instance, flame azalea's scientific name is Rhododendron calendulaceum.

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  • List of crop plants pollinated by bees - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Pollination by insects is called entomophily. Entomophily is a form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by insects, particularly bees, Lepidoptera (e.g. butterflies and moths), flies and beetles. Note that honey bees will pollinate many plant species that are not native to areas where honey bees occur, and are often inefficient pollinators of such plants.

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  • Fertilizing Your Trees: You want healthy trees and maybe the first thing that comes to your mind is to add fertilizer. While fertilizer is important, it is not plant food. Plants use water, carbon dioxide, elements from fertilizer, and energy from the sun to produce their own food.

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  • Conceive a Child in India: For people who are planning to undergo IVF treatments in India, medical tourism agencies are now available in United States, Europe and Canada. These agencies are open for clients who are willing to travel for an IVF treatment in India. They provide clients with affordable packages which are usually 40-50% cheaper than the U.S. cost.
  • Reproductive Surgeries in India: Conceive a Child in India: For people who are planning to undergo IVF treatments in India, medical tourism agencies are now available in United States, Europe and Canada. These agencies are open for clients who are willing to travel for an IVF treatment in India.

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  • Affordable and Quality Infertility Treatment in India: India is renowned worldwide for its massive medical development and has been a consistent provider of world class healthcare eversince. One of its specialized procedures that has constantly draw in tourists from abroad is its excellent IVF procedures which aid couples to conceive a child.

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