Sperm may offer the uterus a 'secret handshake'
Why does it take 200 million sperm to fertilize a single egg?
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 18, 2019
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News tagged with human sperm
Mathematicians reveal secret to human sperm's swimming prowess
Researchers have discovered what gives human sperm the strength to succeed in the race to fertilise the egg.
Mathematics
Mar 19, 2019
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'Old' sperm produces healthier offspring
Sperm that live for longer before fertilising an egg produce healthier offspring—according to new research from the University of East Anglia and Uppsala University in Sweden.
Evolution
Feb 14, 2019
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Study shows mitochondrial DNA can be passed through fathers – what does this mean for genetics?
Some things you learn in school turn out not to be true, for example that there are just five senses or three states of matter. Now cutting-edge research has added to the list by proving the mitochondria (the power sources ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 29, 2018
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A possible explanation for how germlines are rejuvenated
(Phys.org)—A pair of researchers affiliated with the University of California and Calico Life Sciences, has discovered a possible explanation regarding how human germlines are rejuvenated. In their paper published in the ...
Advance achieved in dry preservation of mammalian sperm cells
In a paper forthcoming in the November issue of the journal Theriogenology, a team of researchers from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, announced the first ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 11, 2017
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Similarities in human and pig embryos provide clues to early stages of development
Scientists have shown how the precursors of egg and sperm cells – the cells that are key to the preservation of a species – arise in the early embryo by studying pig embryos alongside human stem cells.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 8, 2017
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Saltwater crocodile sperm may hold secret to male fertility
Saltwater crocodiles may help solve male infertility after a remarkable discovery that crocodile sperm, after leaving the testes, behave differently than previously thought.
Plants & Animals
May 4, 2016
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Scientists use skin cells to create human sperm
Scientists in Spain on Wednesday they had created human sperm from skin cells, a medical feat which could eventually lead to a treatment for infertility.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 27, 2016
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'Spermbots' could help women trying to conceive (w/ Video)
Sperm that don't swim well rank high among the main causes of infertility. To give these cells a boost, women trying to conceive can turn to artificial insemination or other assisted reproduction techniques, but success can ...
Bio & Medicine
Jan 13, 2016
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