Sunday, 21 December 2014

'Sparks Fly' When Egg Meets Sperm: Study

A fertilized mammalian egg releases from its surface billions of zinc atoms in "zinc sparks," one wave after another, reveals a new study. Using cutting-edge technology they developed, including new high-energy X-ray imaging techniques, the team is the first to capture images of these molecular fireworks and pinpoint the origin of the zinc sparks: tiny zinc-rich packages just below the egg's surface. Zinc flux plays a central role in regulating the ...




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