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Scientists at Colossal have cultivated primordial germ cells — early precursors to sperm and egg cells — from the pigeon, the dodo’s closest living relative.—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026 Scientists at the company have cultivated primordial germ cells — early precursors to sperm and egg cells — from the pigeon, the dodo’s closest living relative.—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026 Epigenetic Avenues In most animals, a sperm cell is tiny compared to an egg cell.—Ivan Amato, Quanta Magazine, 22 Dec. 2025 The research points to a slower biological degradation or a certain resistance to aging in egg cells than often feared—complicating the prevailing narrative that fertility will inevitably plummet by a woman’s 30s in every case.—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for egg cell