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Science for all: First real-time video of how an embryo implants itself produced

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Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Amir Cohen (This article forms a part of the Science for All newsletter that takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Subscribe now!) Embryo implantation is a decisive step in mammalian reproduction. When a fertilised egg reaches the uterus, it must successfully attach to…

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Science for all: Most flowers usually pick one father and stick with him

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Representative image. | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K./The Hindu Conflicts lurk inside every flower with multiple seeds. The embryos jostle for food, the maternal and paternal genomes bargain over control, and pollen grains compete to be fertilised. Scientists have therefore wondered whether natural selection encourages one-parent broods that keep such quarrels to a minimum and,…

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