{"id":8584,"date":"2016-04-26T07:54:55","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T14:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/?p=8584"},"modified":"2016-04-26T07:54:55","modified_gmt":"2016-04-26T14:54:55","slug":"life-begins-at-conception","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2016\/04\/26\/life-begins-at-conception\/","title":{"rendered":"Science Confirms Life Begins at Conception"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/science\/2016\/04\/26\/bright-flash-of-light-marks-incredible-moment-life-begins-when-s\/\">http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/science\/2016\/04\/26\/bright-flash-of-light-marks-incredible-moment-life-begins-when-s\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bright flash of light marks incredible moment life begins when sperm meets egg<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\" class=\" fb_reset\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"byline__author-name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/authors\/sarah-knapton\/\">Sarah Knapton<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"byline__author-role\">science editor\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"main-content\" data-mediaconductor-processed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"page-article container  \">\n<div class=\"col article__content\">\n<footer class=\"footer-author\"><span class=\"article-date component   \"><span class=\"component-content\"><time class=\"article-date-published\" datetime=\"2016-04-26T11:49+0100\">26 APRIL 2016 \u2022 11:49AM<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/footer>\n<article data-insert-mobile-adslot=\"\">\n<div class=\"articleBodyText version-2 section\">\n<div class=\"article-body-text component version-2\">\n<div class=\"component-content\">\n<p><span class=\"m_first-letter\">H<\/span>uman life begins in bright flash of light as a sperm meets an egg, scientists have shown for the first time, after capturing the astonishing \u2018fireworks\u2019 on film.<\/p>\n<p>An explosion of tiny sparks erupts from the egg at the exact moment of conception.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists had seen the phenomenon occur in other animals but it is the first time is has been also shown to happen in humans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"htmlEmbed section\">\n<div class=\"html-embed component \">\n<div class=\"component-content\">\n<aside id=\"9e8063e9-5524-4607-a555-870cbafeb0dc\" class=\"tmg-particle pull-quote\" data-data-uri=\"\/\/particle-api.eip.telegraph.co.uk\/particles\/0.1\/9e8063e9-5524-4607-a555-870cbafeb0dc\" data-html-uri=\"\/\/cf-particle-html.eip.telegraph.co.uk\/9e8063e9-5524-4607-a555-870cbafeb0dc.html\" data-widget-size=\"small\" data-widget-static=\"true\" data-embeddable=\"0\">\n<section id=\"particle\" data-widget-type=\"pull-quote\" data-widget-version=\"0.0.3\" data-widget-section=\"\" data-widget-title=\"Professor Teresa Woodruff, Nor...\" data-widget-notes=\"\" data-widget-static=\"1\" data-widget-auto-resize=\"1\"><\/section>\n<section id=\"pull-quote\" class=\"tg-pullquote_container\">\n<div class=\"tg-pullquote__quote header-title__text\">\u201cTo see the zinc radiate out in a burst from each human egg was breathtaking.\u201d<\/div>\n<div class=\"tg-pullquote__attribution\">Professor Teresa Woodruff, Northwestern University<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"articleBodyText section\">\n<div class=\"article-body-text component \">\n<div class=\"component-content\">\n<p><span class=\"m_first-letter\">N<\/span>ot only is it an incredible spectacle, highlighting the very moment that a new life begins, the size of the flash can be used to determine the quality of the fertilised egg.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.northwestern.edu\/\">Northwestern University<\/a>, in Chicago, noticed that some of the eggs burn brighter than others, showing that they are more likely to produce a healthy baby.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"articleBodyImage section\">\n<div class=\"article-body-image component \" data-frz-ancestor=\"\" data-frz-ratio=\"1.80\">\n<div class=\"component-content\">\n<figure><span class=\"article-body-image-image-container\" data-frz-ratio=\"1.80\" data-frz-parent=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-body-image-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/content\/dam\/science\/2016\/04\/26\/egg4-large_trans++5dd29MwfFMR1mtnyLmH6GudXaa_GsEOdIoFCLlfBGyE.PNG\" alt=\"Eggs flash as they meet sperm enzyme, capturing the moment that life begins\" width=\"283\" height=\"156\" data-frz-ratio=\"1.80\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/span><figcaption><span class=\"article-body-image-caption\">Eggs flash as they meet sperm enzyme, capturing the moment that life begins<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"article-body-image-copyright\"><span class=\"article-body-image-copyright-label\">CREDIT:<\/span>NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY\u00a0<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"articleBodyText section\">\n<div class=\"article-body-text component \">\n<div class=\"component-content\">\n<p><span class=\"m_first-letter\">T<\/span>he discovery could help fertility doctors pick the best fertilised eggs to transfer during\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/health\/news\/12196886\/Sperm-discovery-could-mean-new-fertility-treatments.html\">in vitro fertilisation<\/a>\u00a0(IVF).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was remarkable,\u201d said Professor Teresa Woodruff, one of the study\u2019s two senior authors and an expert in ovarian biology at Northwestern.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe discovered the zinc spark just five years ago in the mouse, and to see the zinc radiate out in a burst from each human egg was breathtaking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis means if you can look at the zinc spark at the time of fertilization, you will know immediately which eggs are the good ones to transfer in in vitro fertilization.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a way of sorting egg quality in a way we\u2019ve never been able to assess before. \u201cAll of biology starts at the time of fertilization, yet we know next to nothing about the events that occur in the human.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"articleBodyImage section\">\n<div class=\"article-body-image component \" data-frz-ancestor=\"\" data-frz-ratio=\"1.07\">\n<div class=\"component-content\">\n<figure><span class=\"article-body-image-image-container\" data-frz-ratio=\"1.07\" data-frz-parent=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-body-image-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/content\/dam\/science\/2016\/04\/26\/egg6-large_trans++USuiNG1GFUnOQ8rbuSnk0q19UcHe4hWLxouWkMnH8-g.PNG\" alt=\"A fluorescent flash captures the moment that sperm enzyme enters the egg\" width=\"298\" height=\"278\" data-frz-ratio=\"1.07\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/span><figcaption><span class=\"article-body-image-caption\">A fluorescent flash captures the moment that sperm enzyme enters the egg<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"article-body-image-copyright\"><span class=\"article-body-image-copyright-label\">CREDIT:<\/span>NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY\u00a0<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"articleBodyText section\">\n<div class=\"article-body-text component \">\n<div class=\"component-content\">\n<p><span class=\"m_first-letter\">C<\/span>urrently around 50 per cent of fertilised eggs do not develop properly and experts believe that\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/science\/science-news\/12097488\/British-scientists-could-genetically-edit-human-embryos-by-March.html\">faulty genetic code<\/a>\u00a0could be responsible.<\/p>\n<p>Some clinics take videos of the egg developing to try pick up problems early, while others\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/health\/news\/9038650\/All-IVF-couples-should-screen-eggs-to-boost-chances-of-baby-researchers.html\">check for genetic mutations<\/a>, but that is an invasive procedure which can damage the tiny egg. Often it is just down to a clinician decided which eggs look the healthiest.<\/p>\n<p>But the new findings could give and extra indication that an egg is flourishing. A video of nine human eggs coming into contact with sperm enzyme showed two flashed much brighter than the rest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an important discovery because it may give us a non-invasive and easily visible way to assess the health of an egg and eventually an embryo before implantation,\u201d said co-author Dr\u00a0Eve Feinberg, who took care of the patients who provided eggs for the basic science study and collaborated with the research team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are no tools currently available that tell us if it\u2019s a good quality egg. Often we don\u2019t know whether the egg or embryo is truly viable until we see if a pregnancy ensues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the reason this is so transformative. If we have the ability up front to see what is a good egg and what\u2019s not, it will help us know which embryo to transfer, avoid a lot of heartache and achieve pregnancy much more quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"articleBodyImage section\">\n<div class=\"article-body-image component \" data-frz-ancestor=\"\" data-frz-ratio=\"1.80\">\n<div class=\"component-content\">\n<figure><span class=\"article-body-image-image-container\" data-frz-ratio=\"1.80\" data-frz-parent=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-body-image-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/content\/dam\/science\/2016\/04\/26\/egg4-large_trans++S2fjWyUNPl4EzQrMEXz8gaIfD0wdmJrPhq1C2I3jRag.PNG\" alt=\"The top right and bottom left egg flashed brighter showing they were healthier\u00a0\" width=\"283\" height=\"156\" data-frz-ratio=\"1.80\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/span><figcaption><span class=\"article-body-image-caption\">The top right and bottom left egg flashed brighter showing they were healthier\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"article-body-image-copyright\"><span class=\"article-body-image-copyright-label\">CREDIT:<\/span>\u00a0NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY\u00a0<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"articleBodyText section\">\n<div class=\"article-body-text component \">\n<div class=\"component-content\">\n<p><span class=\"m_first-letter\">T<\/span>he bright flash occurs because when sperm enters and egg it triggers calcium to increase which releases zinc from the egg. As the zinc shoots out, it binds to small molecules which emit a fluorescence which can be picked up my camera microscopes.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last six years this team has shown that zinc controls the decision to grow and change into a completely new genetic organism.<\/p>\n<p>In the experiment, scientists use sperm enzyme rather than actual sperm to show what happens at the moment of conception.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese fluorescence microscopy studies establish that the zinc spark occurs in human egg biology, and that can be observed outside of the cell,\u201d said Professor Tom O\u2019Halloran, a co-senior author.<\/p>\n<p>In a companion paper published in Scientific Reports on March 18, a zinc spark is shown at the precise time a sperm enters a mouse egg.<\/p>\n<p>This discovery was made by Zhang, a postdoctoral fellow at Northwestern. \u00a0Little is known about the events that occur at the time of fertilization, because it is difficult to capture the precise time of sperm 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