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From the Tiny Testes of Flies, New Insight into How Genes Arise

August 19, 2019

Using fruit flies, a Rockefeller team has gained key insight into how nature's attempts at innovation play out during the dev...

Sperm May Offer the Uterus a 'Secret Handshake'

July 19, 2019

Researchers discover endometrial receptor that can recognize sperm molecule

Male Contraceptive Compound Stops Sperm without Affecting Hormones

April 20, 2018

In preclinical tests, researchers from UNC-Chapel Hill and Oregon Health and Sciences University showed how a new compound ca...

Dimethandrolone Undecanoate Shows Promise as a Male Birth Control Pill

March 20, 2018

At the highest dose of DMAU tested, 400 mg, subjects showed “marked suppression” of levels of their testosterone ...

Asthma Medication Linked to Infertility in Women

February 16, 2018

However, the study of more than 5,600 women in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Ireland also shows that women ...

Mouse Study Could Help Identify Cause in Some Cases of Unexplained Infertility

February 7, 2018

What makes a good egg?

Theory of the Evolution of Sexes Tested with Algae

November 29, 2017

Researcher provides the first test specific to the Disruptive Selection Theory—using the reproductive strategies o...

Rival Sperm and Choosy Eggs: Researcher Finds That When Sperm Compete, Eggs Have a Choice

November 9, 2017

Do sperm compete and do eggs ever have a choice? When it comes to sea urchins at least, the answer is yes

How Northwestern University Is Breaking New Ground in Sex-Based Research

September 5, 2017

From a menstrual cycle in a dish to bioprosthetic ovaries, the Center for Reproductive Science is breaking new ground

Marriage of Microscopy Techniques Reveals 3D Structure of Critical Protein Complex

August 4, 2017

Since the synaptonemal complex was first discovered in 1956, researchers have been trying to identify its many moving parts a...

Elegant Switch Controls Translation in Transition From Egg to Embryo

June 16, 2017

Whitehead Institute researchers have deciphered how one aspect—control of the all-important translation of messenger RN...

Promiscuous Salamander Found to Use Genes from Three Partners Equally

June 13, 2017

Finding points to the inventive ways animals balance genetic material

Folk Contraceptives Lead Researchers to Drugs That Block Fertilization

May 16, 2017

Chemicals block sperm's power kick, potentially providing new type of emergency contraceptive

Unique Genome Architectures After Fertilization in Single-Cell Embryos

March 30, 2017

Research team has discovered that the egg and sperm genomes that co-exist in the single-cell embryo or zygote have a uni...

Female Menstrual Cycle in a Dish

March 29, 2017

Miniature, personalized reproductive system will test drugs for safety, effectiveness in women

sexual reproduction