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Edinburgh -
Scottish scientists say a new male birth control pill may soon be available following discovery of a gene essential for sperm development. The gene called Katnal1, enables sperm to mature in testes.
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Some new research, using scorpions, has shown that long-term doses of common antibiotics lead to a loss in sperm viability and that this loss can be passed from father to son. The model could be applicable to many types of animals, including humans.
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London -
A British scientist who set up a fertility clinic in the 1940s may have fathered 600 children by donating his own sperm. Biologist Bertold Wiesner supplied his sperm to partners of infertile men mostly from the middle and upper classes.
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A new study at the University of East Anglia (UEA) found that females who live in inbred populations have a tendency to become more promiscuous or “loose,” screening-out sperm from genetically incompatible males.
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An exclusive online dating website and community for beautiful people has launched a virtual sperm and egg bank for people who want to have beautiful babies.
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Amazingly scientists have observed sperm cooperating like bicycle racing teammates. They apparently draft and also link themselves together to swim in tandem.
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Torrington -
Perhaps forgetting that one's Facebook pages are sometimes actually read, a UK major posted a so-called joke many people did not appreciate. She compared illegal immigrants to sperm. Now she has been officially reprimanded.
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Research conducted by the University of Sheffield in Northern England has revealed that there is a desperate shortage of sperm donors in the U.K., forcing some women to import sperm or buy do-it-yourself insemination kits via the Internet.
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Thousands of Canadians who are infertile in Canada have to place all their hopes on just 33 men who are Canadian sperm donors. Other donors are imported from outside of the nation, a result of the Assisted Human Reproduction Act.
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The hit 1960s musical Oliver! star Mark Lester, who played the title role has stated that he donated sperm to Michael Jackson and that he believes he may be Paris Jackson's biological father.
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Sperm Headlines
A dose of ultrasound can stop the production of sperm, according to researchers investigating a new form of contraception.
A diet high in saturated fat has been linked with a reduced sperm count in a small study of US men.
The vast eyes of giant and colossal squid have evolved to give them early warning of sperm whales, their only predator, scientists show.
The UK fertility regulator is seeking to reduce the taboo around egg and sperm donation by encouraging altruistic donation.
It may be possible to develop a new form of male contraceptive after researchers in Edinburgh identified a critical gene for the production of healthy sperm.
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