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Contraceptive pills

Male contraceptive pill is safe and effective in tests in mice

23 March 2022

A daily pill drastically reduced sperm counts in mice with no side effects, but many male contraceptives have previously failed in human trials
The parthenogenetic mouse and the offspring. The parthenogenetic mouse was generated by targeted epigenetic rewriting of multiple imprinting control regions. The parthenogenetic mouse exhibited normal reproductive performance as an adult.

Mouse pups born from unfertilised eggs through genetic manipulation

7 March 2022

Parthenogenesis, the development of offspring from unfertilised eggs, was thought to be impossible in mammals, but researchers have used genetic trickery to make it happen

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