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A self-defence strategy for long-lived eggs

Egg cells need to stay out of harm’s way to keep the next generation healthy and free of unwanted mutations. A mechanism by which eggs avoid the ravages caused by harmful reactive oxygen species has now been discovered.

Nature Volume 607 Issue 7920

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