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Sperm, also known as spermatozoon, is a male reproductive cell. Sperm cells are formed during a biological process known as spermatogenesis which includes meiosis during which the chromosome number is cut in half. In most animals, sperm cells develop a tail known as flagellum which allows mobility. When a sperm cell fuses with an egg cell, a female reproductive cell, during fertilization, a new organism develops.
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AUG 27, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Efforts to edit the human genome are rolling forward, despite a call for a moratorium on heritable edits.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
On average, there are 105 boys born for every 100 girls. Is it purely a genetic tendency or are there environmental fact
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 04, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been generating chimeric embryos for many years for research purposes, now they are trying human-monkey
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
For most animals, the sex is established early on in development and they stay that way throughout the life of the organ
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2019
Health & Medicine
Evidence suggests that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive ingredient in the cannabis plant activates a complex
...
JUN 16, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
We often think of the negative byproduct of trauma, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), as a personal experience. But
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 12, 2019
Health & Medicine
Groups linked to the telecommunications industry claim there are no possible health impacts related to Wi-Fi use. Severa
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUN 02, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Using a group of 1,629 couples, scientists in Taiwan have analyzed the impact of paternal smoking on children.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 12, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Men can father children well into old age, but that may not be the best idea for their kids or their partners.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 01, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jxs2yHP6K2E Who is Casimir Pulaski? The name "Pulaski" is probably not unfamil
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
APR 02, 2019
Plants & Animals
The world’s oceans are supposed to be a haven for marine wildlife, but have instead become some of humankind&rsquo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 30, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
What makes CRISPR so powerful is that it is easy for any molecular or genetic scientist to use
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
MAR 23, 2019
Videos
Several years ago, scientists developed a gene-editing tool. While it has a lot of potential, it shouldn't be used on hu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
A set of twins was recently born in Australia that are semi-identical, only the second such known set of twins in the wo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
In a surprising report published in the journal Human Reproduction scientists from Harvard reveal their results of
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
MAR 04, 2019
Earth & The Environment
The European Parliament has finally gotten on board. In a recent decision, parliament voted with a grand majority to ban
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 04, 2019
Plants & Animals
Wildlife experts were both shocked and confused last week when a massive and unidentified fish measuring nearly seven fe
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 21, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
If a species wants to survive, genetic information has to be passed successfully from one generation to the next.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2019
Plants & Animals
Reproduction is a normal part of life, and while sex might seem like a quick and straightforward process for humans, tha
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 24, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are getting closer to modeling complex diseases that affect multiple genes in an animal.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2019
Plants & Animals
When three large cats arrived at Prague Zoo from India in 2015, staff crossed their fingers and hoped the animals could
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 28, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
There has been considerable debate about the safety of marijuana, which has only increased since the drug has been legal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2018
Videos
Researchers have started a clinical trial involving 420 participants to test the efficacy of a male contraceptive gel.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 27, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
It was thought that in humans, mitochondrial DNA was passed on exclusively by mothers.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch