Posted AT 3:34 AM EST on 18/07/08
Scientists isolate ovulation gene
Humans do it. Cows do it. Even Potbelly sows do it.By the day, the month, or by the year (if you're a bear), all female mammals ovulate. Yet the release of the mighty egg, crucial to conception and survival of species, has been a biological mystery.
But scientists in Canada and France now say they have discovered a major gene that governs ovulation - a find that could yield new treatments for infertility and lead to a genetically based contraceptive.
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