Sperm From Older Men Have More Genetic Mutations
Human semen not only accumulates genetic mutations with age; as the percentage of sperm carrying…
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Diagnosing Male Infertility with Adhesion Test That Captures Sperm Motility
Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman.The World Health Organization estimates that…
Sperm Stem Cells Were Used for the First Time in an Attempt to Restore Fertility
“What we expected out of this initial transplant was to demonstrate that the method was…
The anus may have evolved from a hole originally used to release sperm
The evolution of the anus may have driven the body plan of all advanced animals,…
Sperm Donors May Not Be as Anonymous as They Think
In 2018, Michael B. Greene, PhD, received a letter that took his breath away. A…
These Researchers Put Sperm Through a Kind of ‘Hunger Games’
Karen Hopkin: This is Scientific American’s Science, Quickly. I’m Karen Hopkin. Swimming against a current…
Root Causes of Infertility, Declining Sperm Count, and How to Fix It With Dr. Nashat Latib
Child: Welcome to my Mommy’s podcast. This podcast is brought to you by BonCharge and…
Sperm caught breaking Newton’s third law of motion
Human sperm cells are law-breakersSciePro/Shutterstock Human sperm cells and some microorganisms swim by deforming their…
Mature sperm lack intact mitochondrial DNA
New research provides insight about the bedrock scientific principle that mitochondrial DNA -- the distinct…