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Sperm are Cool #1: Naked Mole Rats
Sperm are pretty cool. Some are tiny, some are huge. Some have hooks, some crawl, and some can’t actually fertilize an egg. But all of them are awesome products of evolution. That’s why I want to start a collection of posts … Continue reading
Posted in Eggs and sperm
Tagged degenerate sperm, naked mole rat, Scientific literature, social mammals, sperm are cool
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Sperm tracked in 3D
Despite referring to sperm as “sperms”, this paper showing 3D tracking of human sperm swimming paths is pretty cool. Actually, I take that back. Calling them sperms definitely adds to the awesomeness. I won’t pretend to fully understand the physics … Continue reading
Posted in Eggs and sperm, Human reproduction
Tagged 3D tracking, male fertility, Scientific literature, seminal plasma, sperm
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Male contraception: a new advance
Good news, guys: one day soon you may not have to worry about whether your girlfriend remembered to take her pill. The bad news? You might actually have to be the one who remembers to take it. A group of … Continue reading
Glucose ramps up sperm speed
The sperm of mice and men are streamlined cells, designed to move fast and deliver a payload. To maintain their Phelps-like speed through the long haul to the egg, sperm cells need energy. But even though sperm have all the … Continue reading
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Tagged glucose, mitochondria, Scientific literature, sperm, uterus
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Fruit fly sex lives impact effectiveness of pest control strategies
Scientists in Australia have been hard at work watching fruit flies have sex. Why? To figure out how fly sex affects your food. It is a fact of life that the facts of life can cause problems, especially when fruit … Continue reading
