{
  "id": 12177519,
  "title": "New egg yolk-free freezing solution enables rat IVF and live births",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/new-egg-yolk-free-freezing-solution-enables-rat-ivf-and-live-births",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-05T15:00:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-egg-yolk-free-solution-enables.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Fertility treatments are becoming more advanced, including through cryopreservation, or the freezing of eggs and sperm. However, studies involving animal sperm often use a lactose solution containing chicken egg yolk and OEP, a detergent containing sodium lauryl sulfate. The egg yolk carries the risk of microbial contamination and high batch variability, while the detergent has the potential to…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}