Frozen in time: the hidden trick that keeps human eggs alive for decades

Human eggs can remain viable for decades by composing their internal recycling systems, according to new research. By studying more than 100 freshly given eggs, scientists have discovered that the slowdown in protein degradation helps minimize harmful by-products that could damage DNA. The eggs also carry out a last -minute “spring cleaning” before ovulation, waste ejection and rearrangement of key components to preserve […]