Sperm are the most diverse and rapidly evolving cell type. Why sperm have undergone such dramatic evolution is a mystery that has stumped biologists for more than a century. To solve this evolutionary ...
Harmful genetic changes in sperm become substantially more common as men age because some are actively favored during sperm production, new research has revealed. The findings create new possibilities ...
In the years since the 1859 publication of “On the Origin of Species,” Charles Darwin’s ideas about evolution have become foundational to the field of biology. Yet though his ideas were revolutionary, ...
Researchers at the University of Toronto have mapped the spatial distribution of around 700 long non-coding RNAs, otherwise known as lncRNAs, in the testes. The team discovered much higher levels of ...
Insects display extraordinary diversity in sperm form and reproductive anatomy, reflecting a complex interplay of evolutionary pressures from mating systems, sperm competition and cryptic female ...
Harmful genetic changes in sperm become substantially more common as men age because some are actively favoured during sperm production, new research has revealed. In a landmark study published today ...
Researchers have mapped the spatial distribution of around 700 long non-coding RNAs, otherwise known as lncRNAs, in the testes. The team discovered much higher levels of lncRNAs in the testes than had ...