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In everyday conversations, the terms 'sperm' and 'semen' are often used interchangeably. In biological terms, however, they ...

The results of the experiments using cultured seminal vesicle epithelial cells showed that oleic acid was not being synthesized because of a change in metabolism dependent on testosterone. We have ...

Scientists have unveiled a link between childhood stress and epigenetic changes in sperm cells that could affect future ...

Generational wounds may live in our genes. New research suggests that childhood trauma leads to a difference in the epigenetics of a sperm cell, which can impact a child's development and also be ...

As researchers grow sperm and eggs from stem cells to produce life in a lab, will it change the concept of birth and gene ...

Thus, the study suggests a novel function for SPACA4 in human fertilization in a non-dose-dependent manner ... in which each measurement was taken using a prewarmed microscope platform. At least 500 ...

The cell number data at d8 was compared with the control using Dunnett’s test ... The effects of oleic acid and seminal vesicle secretions on sperm function (A) Tracing of oxygen consumption rate (OCR ...

Sperm cells carry traces of childhood stress, epigenetic study finds. Fathers may carry traces of their childhood trauma in their sperm cells, a new study finds. Prof Luke O'Neill brings us the ...

For sex sorted semen, the ability to shift the gender ratio of a calf crop comes from the fact that gender is determined by the sperm cell that fertilizes the egg. Sperm cells that result in a heifer ...

Genetic mutations that affect early embryonic development, oocyte (egg cell) maturation ... to further explore the gene's role in sperm function. Kazama elaborates, "We hypothesized that the ...