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Traditionally, scientists have believed that telomere length is either a polygenic trait, controlled by multiple genes, or is passed directly to the offspring through parental sperm and egg cells.
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New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2025
The closest anyone has come to success for eggs has been very primitive human egg cells that are too immature to be fertilized.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
The team, based mainly at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, devised a method to remove the extra chromosomes by mimicking natural cell division in a way that causes one set of 23 to be discarded, leaving a functional egg cell.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
In their study, the team led by biologist Shoukhrat Mitalipov of Oregon Health & Science University reprogrammed adult human skin cells into egg cells that were then successfully fertilized in the lab.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
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New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2025
The closest anyone has come to success for eggs has been very primitive human egg cells that are too immature to be fertilized.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
The team, based mainly at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, devised a method to remove the extra chromosomes by mimicking natural cell division in a way that causes one set of 23 to be discarded, leaving a functional egg cell.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
In their study, the team led by biologist Shoukhrat Mitalipov of Oregon Health & Science University reprogrammed adult human skin cells into egg cells that were then successfully fertilized in the lab.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Egg cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/egg%20cell. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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