{
  "id": 17127964,
  "title": "How eggs protect chromosome connections during prolonged dormancy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/how-eggs-protect-chromosome-connections-during-prolonged-dormancy",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-29T21:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-eggs-chromosome-prolonged-dormancy.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Eggs follow a very different developmental path from sperm. Once a male hits puberty, sperm cells are produced continuously throughout his life. Eggs, however, are all produced during the fetal stage. Once formed, eggs enter a long dormant state called the dictyate stage, in which the process of cell division (meiosis) is paused partway through. This dormant period ends only when the egg is…",
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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."
}