News tagged with sperm production

Secret of sperm quality control revealed

Yale researchers have discovered how the "guardian of the genome'' oversees quality control in the production of sperm — and perhaps in many other cells as well.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

'The pill' for him: Scientists find a hormonal on-and-off switch for male fertility

A new research report published in the December 2009 print issue of The FASEB Journal could one day give men similar type of control over their fertility that women have had since the 1960s. That's because scientists have f ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Plant biologists discover gene that switches on 'essence of male'

Biologists at the University of Leicester have published results of a new study into plant sex - and discovered that a particular gene switches on 'the essence of male'.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 20, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Living with females extends the reproductive life of the male mouse

Living with a female mouse can extend the reproductive life of a male mouse by as much as 20 percent, according to a study conducted by Ralph Brinster and a team of other researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School ...

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created Jan 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Reproductive life of male mice is increased by living with females

Living with a female of its species can extend the reproductive life of a male mouse by a dramatic 20 percent, according to a study reported at the online site of the journal Biology of Reproduction.

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created Jan 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0