Hidden ecosystem of the ovaries plays a surprising role in fertility #Science #Biology #CellBiology #fertilityresearch #ovarianhealth #reproductivebiology
Hidden ecosystem of the ovaries plays a surprising role in fertility
A woman's fertility declines with age, which is often attributed to a fall in egg number and quality, but the environment of the ovaries themselves may also be responsible
purescience.news
October 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Hidden ecosystem of the ovaries plays a surprising role in fertility #Science #Biology #CellBiology #fertilityresearch #ovarianhealth #reproductivebiology
Happy to share our latest paper, dealing with the long-standing question of how cave fish adapt their reproduction to nutrient-poor environments. #EvoDevo #ReproductiveBiology Congrats to lead author and doctoral student: Fanning Xia! doi.org/10.1016/j.yd...
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April 23, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Happy to share our latest paper, dealing with the long-standing question of how cave fish adapt their reproduction to nutrient-poor environments. #EvoDevo #ReproductiveBiology Congrats to lead author and doctoral student: Fanning Xia! doi.org/10.1016/j.yd...
Submit your research for a poster presentation at the Regenerative Biology of the Female Reproductive System meeting! Deadline: March 19, 11:59 PM MST. Learn more: keysym.us/KSFemaleRege....
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#KSFemaleRegen25 #reproductivesciences #reproductivebiology youtu.be/xIF56VCYJko @karalmckinley.bsky.social
Regenerative Biology of the Female Reproductive System Meeting Promo
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🧵 🧪 1/ Female #ReproductiveBiology is, unfortunately, notoriously understudied.
So maybe it’s no surprise that a supposedly useless ‘developmental leftover’ in the ovaries could turn out to be...not so useless after all.
Meet the rete ovarii 👇
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So maybe it’s no surprise that a supposedly useless ‘developmental leftover’ in the ovaries could turn out to be...not so useless after all.
Meet the rete ovarii 👇
buff.ly/VudxQ2U
April 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
🧵 🧪 1/ Female #ReproductiveBiology is, unfortunately, notoriously understudied.
So maybe it’s no surprise that a supposedly useless ‘developmental leftover’ in the ovaries could turn out to be...not so useless after all.
Meet the rete ovarii 👇
buff.ly/VudxQ2U
So maybe it’s no surprise that a supposedly useless ‘developmental leftover’ in the ovaries could turn out to be...not so useless after all.
Meet the rete ovarii 👇
buff.ly/VudxQ2U
Under this theme, we propose a ‘Goldilocks zone’ where Cifs exert too little, just enough, or too much impact on sperm morphogenesis that ultimately shapes CI outcome. Much more to learn yet! #Symbiosis #ReproductiveBiology
February 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Under this theme, we propose a ‘Goldilocks zone’ where Cifs exert too little, just enough, or too much impact on sperm morphogenesis that ultimately shapes CI outcome. Much more to learn yet! #Symbiosis #ReproductiveBiology
In the first plenary lecture we heard about egg-sperm interaction and prevention of polyspermy from the brilliant Luca Jovine
#ECA2024 #Andrology #ReproductiveBiology
#ECA2024 #Andrology #ReproductiveBiology
September 4, 2024 at 3:11 PM
In the first plenary lecture we heard about egg-sperm interaction and prevention of polyspermy from the brilliant Luca Jovine
#ECA2024 #Andrology #ReproductiveBiology
#ECA2024 #Andrology #ReproductiveBiology
Together with the first structural information on a monoclonal antibody bound to a key female #fertilization protein, this paves the way to the development of targeted non-hormonal #contraceptives
#StructuralBiology #ReproductiveBiology #AntibodyEngineering #NonHormonalContraception
#StructuralBiology #ReproductiveBiology #AntibodyEngineering #NonHormonalContraception
April 14, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Together with the first structural information on a monoclonal antibody bound to a key female #fertilization protein, this paves the way to the development of targeted non-hormonal #contraceptives
#StructuralBiology #ReproductiveBiology #AntibodyEngineering #NonHormonalContraception
#StructuralBiology #ReproductiveBiology #AntibodyEngineering #NonHormonalContraception
And, to get back to the beginning, if you think that the misrepresentations of Genetics in the US are concerning, think what happens when they blend with #ReproductiveBiology. On this, I encourage you, again, to read this informed and informative piece from @lpachter.bsky.social shorturl.at/JZ47U
The amoral nonsense of Orchid’s embryo selection
If you haven’t heard about Clubhouse yet… well, it’s the latest Silicon Valley unicorn, and the popular new chat hole for thought leaders. I heard about it for the first time a fe…
shorturl.at
January 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
And, to get back to the beginning, if you think that the misrepresentations of Genetics in the US are concerning, think what happens when they blend with #ReproductiveBiology. On this, I encourage you, again, to read this informed and informative piece from @lpachter.bsky.social shorturl.at/JZ47U
Do animals have orgasms? #Science #Biology #Zoology #AnimalBehavior #ReproductiveBiology #ZoologyResearch
Do animals have orgasms?
Though research on sexual experience in nonhuman animals is limited to primates and rodents, there's reason to think that they have an
purescience.news
April 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Do animals have orgasms? #Science #Biology #Zoology #AnimalBehavior #ReproductiveBiology #ZoologyResearch
Meet Dr. Edward Ivimey-Cook
Dr. Edward Ivimey-Cook, Evolutionary Biologist studies maternal age effects across species.
Catch his talk at #AGEAnnualMeeting2025.
🔗 bit.ly/4cJx8Gd
#Geroscience #MaternalAge #HealthyAging #LifeHistory #ReproductiveBiology
Dr. Edward Ivimey-Cook, Evolutionary Biologist studies maternal age effects across species.
Catch his talk at #AGEAnnualMeeting2025.
🔗 bit.ly/4cJx8Gd
#Geroscience #MaternalAge #HealthyAging #LifeHistory #ReproductiveBiology
May 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Meet Dr. Edward Ivimey-Cook
Dr. Edward Ivimey-Cook, Evolutionary Biologist studies maternal age effects across species.
Catch his talk at #AGEAnnualMeeting2025.
🔗 bit.ly/4cJx8Gd
#Geroscience #MaternalAge #HealthyAging #LifeHistory #ReproductiveBiology
Dr. Edward Ivimey-Cook, Evolutionary Biologist studies maternal age effects across species.
Catch his talk at #AGEAnnualMeeting2025.
🔗 bit.ly/4cJx8Gd
#Geroscience #MaternalAge #HealthyAging #LifeHistory #ReproductiveBiology
Developmental plasticity of hermaphrodite sperm production across environments in Caenorhabditis elegans
Braendle, C., Demoinet, E. et al.
Paper
Details
#DevelopmentalPlasticity #C_elegans #ReproductiveBiology
Braendle, C., Demoinet, E. et al.
Paper
Details
#DevelopmentalPlasticity #C_elegans #ReproductiveBiology
June 26, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Developmental plasticity of hermaphrodite sperm production across environments in Caenorhabditis elegans
Braendle, C., Demoinet, E. et al.
Paper
Details
#DevelopmentalPlasticity #C_elegans #ReproductiveBiology
Braendle, C., Demoinet, E. et al.
Paper
Details
#DevelopmentalPlasticity #C_elegans #ReproductiveBiology
📢 Sponsorships are NOW OPEN for the SSR 2026 Annual Meeting! Align your brand with leading reproductive research in Indianapolis (July 19-22). Gain visibility & support foundational science.
Secure your spot today: https://ssr.org/support-ssr/sponsorship/
#SSR2026 #ReproductiveBiology
Secure your spot today: https://ssr.org/support-ssr/sponsorship/
#SSR2026 #ReproductiveBiology
November 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
📢 Sponsorships are NOW OPEN for the SSR 2026 Annual Meeting! Align your brand with leading reproductive research in Indianapolis (July 19-22). Gain visibility & support foundational science.
Secure your spot today: https://ssr.org/support-ssr/sponsorship/
#SSR2026 #ReproductiveBiology
Secure your spot today: https://ssr.org/support-ssr/sponsorship/
#SSR2026 #ReproductiveBiology
Father's gut health in mice linked to offspring's well-being, study finds 🧬👶🔬 www.news-medical.net/news/2024050... #GutHealth #Microbiota #PaternalInfluence #Epigenetics #ReproductiveBiology #PlacentalFunction #IntergenerationalHealth @natureportfolio.bsky.social
Father's gut health in mice linked to offspring's well-being, study finds
Study shows that disruptions in the gut microbiota of male mice can negatively affect offspring health, leading to growth issues and increased mortality. However, restoring the father's microbiota bef...
www.news-medical.net
May 3, 2024 at 3:22 AM
Father's gut health in mice linked to offspring's well-being, study finds 🧬👶🔬 www.news-medical.net/news/2024050... #GutHealth #Microbiota #PaternalInfluence #Epigenetics #ReproductiveBiology #PlacentalFunction #IntergenerationalHealth @natureportfolio.bsky.social
🔬 New paper out!
We explore potential female-mediated embryo nourishment as a sexual selection mechanism in the brown smooth-hound shark (Mustelus henlei).
Read it here 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#SharkScience #ReproductiveBiology
We explore potential female-mediated embryo nourishment as a sexual selection mechanism in the brown smooth-hound shark (Mustelus henlei).
Read it here 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#SharkScience #ReproductiveBiology
Female cryptic postcopulatory sexual selection in Mustelus henlei - Marine Biology
Marine Biology - Polyandry is the most common mating system in elasmobranchs and usually results in multiple paternity (MP). In recent years, an effort has been made to understand the adaptive...
link.springer.com
June 18, 2025 at 2:13 AM
🔬 New paper out!
We explore potential female-mediated embryo nourishment as a sexual selection mechanism in the brown smooth-hound shark (Mustelus henlei).
Read it here 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#SharkScience #ReproductiveBiology
We explore potential female-mediated embryo nourishment as a sexual selection mechanism in the brown smooth-hound shark (Mustelus henlei).
Read it here 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#SharkScience #ReproductiveBiology
And don't forget the worrying connection based on nothing between #Genetics and #ReproductiveBiology and #disease diagnosis.
This post from @lpachter.bsky.social
shorturl.at/pwATM
worth reading (again). #PRSs
This post from @lpachter.bsky.social
shorturl.at/pwATM
worth reading (again). #PRSs
The amoral nonsense of Orchid’s embryo selection
If you haven’t heard about Clubhouse yet… well, it’s the latest Silicon Valley unicorn, and the popular new chat hole for thought leaders. I heard about it for the first time a fe…
shorturl.at
December 31, 2024 at 5:33 PM
And don't forget the worrying connection based on nothing between #Genetics and #ReproductiveBiology and #disease diagnosis.
This post from @lpachter.bsky.social
shorturl.at/pwATM
worth reading (again). #PRSs
This post from @lpachter.bsky.social
shorturl.at/pwATM
worth reading (again). #PRSs
Male blue-lined octopuses inject females with venom during sex so she doesn’t eat him, study shows #Science #Biology #Zoology #BlueLinedOctopus #AnimalBehavior #ReproductiveBiology
Male blue-lined octopuses inject females with venom during sex so she doesn’t eat him, study shows
Tetrodotoxin immobilises the female – who is about two to five times bigger than the male – so mating can occur, researchers observedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking...
purescience.news
March 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Male blue-lined octopuses inject females with venom during sex so she doesn’t eat him, study shows #Science #Biology #Zoology #BlueLinedOctopus #AnimalBehavior #ReproductiveBiology
Sea worm’s reproductive bits grow their own eyes before mating #Science #Biology #Zoology #SeaWorms #ReproductiveBiology #EyesEvolution
Sea worm’s reproductive bits grow their own eyes before mating
Even among the numerous gnarly animals swimming, crawling, and “flying” through the world’s oceans, the branching marine worm (Ramisyllis kingghidorahi) has a very interesting reproductive style. ...
purescience.news
May 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Sea worm’s reproductive bits grow their own eyes before mating #Science #Biology #Zoology #SeaWorms #ReproductiveBiology #EyesEvolution
How human eggs stay fresh for decades #Science #Biology #CellBiology #EggHealth #ReproductiveBiology #WomenHealth
How human eggs stay fresh for decades
In human beings, egg cells need to survive for about five decades, much longer than most other cell types – and they may achieve this unusually long lifespan by slowing down their natural cell processes
purescience.news
July 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
How human eggs stay fresh for decades #Science #Biology #CellBiology #EggHealth #ReproductiveBiology #WomenHealth
What an amazing experience at ETW25! ✨
Proud to present my work on the hCRISP2 interactome and grateful for the inspiring talks and brilliant scientists I met.
Excited for future collaborations!
#ETW25 #Andronet #ReproductiveBiology
Proud to present my work on the hCRISP2 interactome and grateful for the inspiring talks and brilliant scientists I met.
Excited for future collaborations!
#ETW25 #Andronet #ReproductiveBiology
April 18, 2025 at 8:31 AM
What an amazing experience at ETW25! ✨
Proud to present my work on the hCRISP2 interactome and grateful for the inspiring talks and brilliant scientists I met.
Excited for future collaborations!
#ETW25 #Andronet #ReproductiveBiology
Proud to present my work on the hCRISP2 interactome and grateful for the inspiring talks and brilliant scientists I met.
Excited for future collaborations!
#ETW25 #Andronet #ReproductiveBiology
Evolutionary mystery: The insects that mate but do not reproduce: While sexual reproduction is the predominant strategy among animals, some species have evolved the ability to reproduce asexually
#Evolution #InsectBehavior #ReproductiveBiology #NatureMysteries #ScienceDiscovery #EarthDotCom #Earth
#Evolution #InsectBehavior #ReproductiveBiology #NatureMysteries #ScienceDiscovery #EarthDotCom #Earth
Some male insects have lost the ability to reproduce but still have sex
While sexual reproduction is the predominant strategy among animals, some species have evolved the ability to reproduce asexually
www.earth.com
February 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Evolutionary mystery: The insects that mate but do not reproduce: While sexual reproduction is the predominant strategy among animals, some species have evolved the ability to reproduce asexually
#Evolution #InsectBehavior #ReproductiveBiology #NatureMysteries #ScienceDiscovery #EarthDotCom #Earth
#Evolution #InsectBehavior #ReproductiveBiology #NatureMysteries #ScienceDiscovery #EarthDotCom #Earth
🌱Welcome to our Plant Reproduction Week! 🌸
🌎During the next few days, @annbot.bsky.social will be highlighting articles from the Special Issue "Plant Reproduction in a Changing Global Environment"
💡Stay tuned!
#PlantReproductionWeek #Botany #PlantScience #ClimateChange #ReproductiveBiology
🌎During the next few days, @annbot.bsky.social will be highlighting articles from the Special Issue "Plant Reproduction in a Changing Global Environment"
💡Stay tuned!
#PlantReproductionWeek #Botany #PlantScience #ClimateChange #ReproductiveBiology
February 10, 2025 at 11:23 AM
🌱Welcome to our Plant Reproduction Week! 🌸
🌎During the next few days, @annbot.bsky.social will be highlighting articles from the Special Issue "Plant Reproduction in a Changing Global Environment"
💡Stay tuned!
#PlantReproductionWeek #Botany #PlantScience #ClimateChange #ReproductiveBiology
🌎During the next few days, @annbot.bsky.social will be highlighting articles from the Special Issue "Plant Reproduction in a Changing Global Environment"
💡Stay tuned!
#PlantReproductionWeek #Botany #PlantScience #ClimateChange #ReproductiveBiology
Professor Richard Lea talks about our immune defence 🛡️⚔️
Listen in the lab or on the go here: linktr.ee/proteintechp...
#ReproductiveBiology #SciencePodcast #Immunology #ProteintechPodcast
Listen in the lab or on the go here: linktr.ee/proteintechp...
#ReproductiveBiology #SciencePodcast #Immunology #ProteintechPodcast
June 9, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Professor Richard Lea talks about our immune defence 🛡️⚔️
Listen in the lab or on the go here: linktr.ee/proteintechp...
#ReproductiveBiology #SciencePodcast #Immunology #ProteintechPodcast
Listen in the lab or on the go here: linktr.ee/proteintechp...
#ReproductiveBiology #SciencePodcast #Immunology #ProteintechPodcast
In camels, the testicles are located close to the body, in the perineal area, protecting sperm from the high desert temperatures. During heat waves, are human testicles too exposed? Are we not as well adapted to heat as camels?
#HeatAdaptation #ReproductiveBiology #AgingResearch
#HeatAdaptation #ReproductiveBiology #AgingResearch
May 16, 2025 at 1:37 PM
In camels, the testicles are located close to the body, in the perineal area, protecting sperm from the high desert temperatures. During heat waves, are human testicles too exposed? Are we not as well adapted to heat as camels?
#HeatAdaptation #ReproductiveBiology #AgingResearch
#HeatAdaptation #ReproductiveBiology #AgingResearch
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#reproductivescience #reproductivebiology
Keep all your essential benefits: the Biology of Reproduction journal, Annual Meeting discounts, and a global network of repro scientists.
https://ssr.org/membership/renew-membership/
#reproductivescience #reproductivebiology
November 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Time to renew! ⏰ Your SSR Membership for 2026 is waiting.
Keep all your essential benefits: the Biology of Reproduction journal, Annual Meeting discounts, and a global network of repro scientists.
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#reproductivescience #reproductivebiology
Keep all your essential benefits: the Biology of Reproduction journal, Annual Meeting discounts, and a global network of repro scientists.
https://ssr.org/membership/renew-membership/
#reproductivescience #reproductivebiology