Sierra Schreiber

TL;DR: This work presents an approach that combines label-free imaging and artificial intelligence to obtain nondestructive markers for reproductive outcomes and finds that the dry-mass content ratios between the head, midpiece, and tail of the cells can predict the percentages of success for zygote cleavage and embryo blastocyst formation.

TL;DR: S spatial light interference microscopy is employed to perform high-accuracy single-cell phase imaging and decouple the average thickness and refractive index information for the population and shows that the thickness profile of the cell tail goes down to 150 nm and theRefractive index can reach values of 1.6 close to the head.

TL;DR: For the first time, it is shown that these methods used to select viable spermatozoa for in vitro fertilization (IVF) result in very different sperm subpopulations.

TL;DR: Results indicate that with the use of SLIM microscopy there is similar nanoscale sensitivity as with use of AFM while there is approximately 1,000 times greater throughput with useOf SLIM, there are interesting correlations between the different compartments of the sperm and the dry mass in both boars and stallions.

TL;DR: Evaluation of the effects of vitamin K in osteogenic medium and its effect on the differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells (ASC) into osteoblasts showed that there was no positive effect on nodule formation when vitamin K was added to the medium; however, when 1000 nM vitaminK was added, nodules formation decreased.