" When it comes to a sperm fertilizing an egg, it all comes down to speed and timing. If the sperm starts swimming at top speed too soon, it will die before it reaches the egg. But if it swims too slowly then it won’t get to its destination in time. Now, scientists have discovered a system in the sperm that acts like a gas pedal, causing the sperm to swim faster as it gets closer to the egg. The findings were published in the February issue of Cell."Work done by Doctors Lishko and Kirichok at UCSF...
07 February 2010
Sprinting Sperm? ~ Yes, Egg-Induced Activation!
Thanks to Discover for spotting Revealed: The Secret of the Sperm’s Wild Dash to the Egg...
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