A hidden step before meiosis could reshape efforts to treat infertility

• In human cells, DNA carries chemical or ’epigenetic’ marks that decide how genes will be used in different tissues. • Yet in a group of specialized cells, known as ‘germ cells,’

Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 153 words

Female meiosis in plants can be directly observed with new method

• A research team at the IPK Leibniz Institute has developed a method that enables the detailed observation of female meiosis-the process by which germ cells are formed-in the mode

Science · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 172 words