How egg cells choose their best powerhouses to pass on

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May 15, 2019, 1:00 pm898 ptsInteresting
Developing egg cells conduct tests to select the healthiest of their energy-making machines to be passed to the next generation. A new study in fruit flies, published online May 15 in Nature, shows how the testing is done.

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