Embryo Handles Parental DNA Differently

Researchers at the Centre for Embryology and Healthy Development (CRESCO) aim to find out why so many early embryos fail in their development. New insights into how maternal and paternal DNA is replicated during the initial stages of pregnancy are contributing pieces to the puzzle.

A human egg cell.

A human egg cell. During conception, the egg cell merges with a sperm cell to form a single cell, a fertilised egg. Image: Department of Reproductive Medicine, Rikshospitalet.

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