Each calf, like each human, begins as an embryo. But important questions remain about the complex factors that shape bovine fertility and development during the earliest stages of life. Bit by bit, Jennifer Wood and her Husker colleagues in the Department of Animal Science are unraveling those mysteries.
Wood’s research advances fertility understanding for the cattle sector
Research technician Petra Rose (left) pipettes buffers, antibody and protein samples into a western blot plate to be processed while Dr. Jennifer Wood (right) explains the protocol steps to Rebekah Lanning (center), a graduate rotation student in the Complex Biosystems program.
