The journal Reproductive Toxicology on Thursday published on its Web site a statement warning that the compound bisphenol A, which is found in plastic and is similar to estrogen, likely is causing various human reproductive disorders, the Los Angeles Times reports.
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The California Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a case involving two physicians who refused to perform in vitro fertilization for a woman because of their religious beliefs, USA Today reports.
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A new study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers confirms that female mice that receive bone marrow transplantation after fertility-destroying chemotherapy can go on to have successful pregnancies throughout their normal reproductive life. The report in the Journal of Clinical Oncology verifies that donor marrow can restore fertility in female mice through an as-yet unidentified mechanism.
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Scientists have discovered a new enzyme involved in the degradation of proteins inside cells, a process that helps eliminate or recycle proteins that are no longer needed. The unexpected discovery, made by Marcus Groettrup, chair of the immunology department at the University of Constance, Konstanz, Germany, and colleagues, overthrows the idea that protein degradation is initiated by only one enzyme.
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