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Alexandre Schaeffer
@alex-schaef.bsky.social
MD-PhD student
Reposted by Alexandre Schaeffer
For all the twists, turns, and forces behind the swirl, you can sneak a peak at the full article, which I am thrilled to announce is now available @pnas.org: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
November 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Reposted by Alexandre Schaeffer
Grateful to everyone who contributed to this work and made it possible! @alex-schaef.bsky.social Ben Vianay Pauline Smilovici @lblanchoin.bsky.social @manuelthery.bsky.social Laëtitia Kurzawa
November 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Reposted by Alexandre Schaeffer
First, check out my recent bioRxiv preprint w/ @oweinerlab.bsky.social: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We find contractility shifts the proportion of implantation-competent embryos from young and aged females. Keep reading this for more info!
A mechanical origin for implantation defects in embryos from aged females
Women over 35 experience a marked reduction in fertility. The origin of these fertility defects appears to reside in the implantation capacity of the embryo itself, but the mechanistic basis of this i...
www.biorxiv.org
October 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM