Learn how to calculate reproduction costs to estimate expenses for identically reproducing assets or properties using four main methods and tips for accuracy.

Birds do it, and bees do it. Indeed, researchers estimate that over 99.9% of eukaryotes reproduce sexually. What, then, are the true costs and benefits of sex? Yet again, this simple example ...

Scientists used modified egg and stem cells to create female mice with two mothers. These fatherless mice grew up to have babies of their own (through more typical means of conception). Le-Yun Wang / ...

The organs of a body are a spatial division of labour, one created by different genes being turned on or off in different cells. The same process serves to give individual lives a division of labour ...

Although some people still think of fertility as a "woman's problem," in 20% of infertile couples, the problem is solely with the male partner. Infertility in men may be the only reason that a couple ...

Discover how plant patents protect unique varieties through asexual reproduction. Learn key characteristics, application needs, and how to ensure robust IP protection.

ARCHIVO - Alimentos vedados durante el embarazo, como el huevo y el pescado crudos, ya no pueden dañar al bebé si los ingiere la madre durante la lactancia. Foto: Uwe Anspach/dpa In a recent and ...

You may know it takes one sperm and one egg to make a baby but, if you're like most people, you might not remember much else about sperm from biology class. If infertility is an issue for you and your ...

People unversed in technical terminology will talk about an audio system’s 'sound quality,' and what they mean is how good does the system sound to them and how ‘accurate’ is it. But what constitutes ...

Researchers have discovered that phenylbutazone, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) commonly prescribed in horses, can affect the ability of a mare's egg cells -- called 'oocytes' -- to ...

Tithi Bhattacharya explains the insights of contemporary Marxists that help us link struggles in the sphere of production to those outside it in the sphere of reproduction. ONE OF the most common ...