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Bird brain: differences in male and female manakin brains
A large part of sexual selection research is understanding what makes boys different from girls, and why those differences exist in the first place. I recently wrote a post about how female golden-collared manakins prefer acrobatic males. A new research … Continue reading
Could cell phone use reduce male fertility?
For men, using a cell phone could damage your chances of having a baby. Even though cell phone use was linked to higher levels of testosterone, in a recent study at Queen’s University in Canada, it was also linked to … Continue reading
Wolbachia maniupulates mosquito host genes for survival
Okay, I admit, this one’s not quite sex-related. But in some ways, the interactions between a symbiotic bacteria (like Wolbachia) and its host is kind of like sex. There needs to be two-way communication. Sometimes, both get what they want … Continue reading
Posted in Insect reproduction
Tagged Junk DNA, micro RNA, Mosquitoes, Scientific literature, Wolbachia
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Shopping for a daddy
A story about Danish sperm banks was just published on the BBC News website. Denmark remains one of the few European countries where men can anonymously donate sperm–and women from all over are buying it up. And talk about … Continue reading
Posted in Human reproduction, Sex and society
Tagged artificial insemination, sperm banks
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Vitamin E: the lizard’s sexy antioxidant
Vitamin E supplements make male European green lizards smell more sexy. New research published online in the journal PLoS One, led by Gábor Herczeg, shows that vitamin E in the lizards’ diet can get into the secretions left by male … Continue reading
