Researchers discover cell reproduction not triggered by retinoic acid as previously believed

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May 22, 2020, 2:00 pm419 pts
Meiosis is essential to sexual reproduction. For almost 15 years, it has been commonly held that retinoic acid, a molecule derived from vitamin A, triggers meiosis in mammalian germ cells. Yet, in joint articles published in Science Advances, French researchers from the Institut de Biologie Valrose (CNRS /…

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