A DNA-Organizing Protein Offers New Insight into Infertility, IVF and Generational Health (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

A DNA-Organizing Protein Offers New Insight into Infertility, IVF and Generational Health

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Professor Satoshi Namekawa watches graduate student Yu-Han Yeh at work in their lab in the UC Davis Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics. The researchers have discovered how DNA can be packed into a sperm cell and still be functional and legible. Their work has implications for understanding fertility and IVF.

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Joaquin Benitez/UC Davis College of Biological Sciences

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