Hatrack River Forum: Turns Out Female Mammals Actually *Do* Generate Eggs After Birth

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Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

Who knew?.

Posted by reader (Member # 3888) on :

Fascinating. Thanks for posting the link.

Posted by gwan (Member # 6194) on :

That is kind of interesting, I've never thought about that before.

Posted by Book (Member # 5500) on :

Hey, now I can use "Hey, I bet you didn't know that a new study in mice suggests female mammals produce eggs after birth," as a pick up line.

[ March 10, 2004, 02:12 PM: Message edited by: Book ]

Posted by eslaine (Member # 5433) on :

Stem cell research should continue if only for that purpose....

Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :

Wow, my mom told me this when I learned about reproduction. Could it be my mom was actually right about something???

[Eek!]

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

Oh, cool! And the potential uses are great.

Just watch, soon they'll determine that we actually CAN grow new nerve cells as adults, too. [Smile]

Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

Actually, rivka, I think they've already realized that. It's startling, isn't it?

I'll see if I can dig up some articles for you.

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

New cells? Chris Reeve'll be happy . . .

I thought it was just new parts of existing cells, and some of the "support" cells.

Posted by aka (Member # 139) on :

This is very cool! I love Noemon's cool science links! [Smile]

Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

Thanks Anne Kate!

Rivka--well...you may be right. I thought, though, that they had discovered that under very limited circumstances new nerve cells were produced, and that they were working to harness that so as to allow for full spinal regeneration. I think I read that they'd managed to reconnect a severed spinal cord in a rat, but that it hadn't regained full mobility for some reason. Does that ring a bell with anybody? I haven't had time to dig for a link.

Posted by Bob the Lawyer (Member # 3278) on :

I'm pretty sure I remember reading something like that as well.

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

Hmm. A vague bell. Is it this?

Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :

You will like them Sam-I-Am
You will like Green Eggs and Ham

mmmmm Mammal eggs.

Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :

this was cool too

Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

Yep Rivka, that looks like what I was thinking of (well, that and the related stories in the sidebar).

Bob--yeah that is cool, isn't it?

Posted by Christy (Member # 4397) on :

That's funny, a guy I work with had just mentioned this to me, but couldn't remember where he had read it.

That's amazing news!