"This study opens new avenues for understanding the intricate balance between reproduction, damage repair, and lifespan. The sex-specific nature of germline regulation challenges existing paradigms ...

Parthenogenesis, the production of offspring from unfertilised ova, represents a striking exception to the sexual reproductive paradigm dominant among vertebrates. Although traditionally viewed as ...

Oocyte maturation in vertebrates encompasses the transition from a growth-arrested germ cell to a fertilisation-competent egg through a tightly regulated sequence of meiotic events. Fully grown ...

Researchers have found that germ cells, which develop into eggs and sperm, drive sex-dependent differences in lifespan in vertebrates. Female and male germ cells increase and reduce lifespan, ...