Wednesday, 14 May 2014

Analyzing sperm cells to learn about animal infidelity, evolution

Date:
May 12, 2014

Source:
University of Oslo

Summary:
The analyzing of sperm cells to learn more about bird evolution and behavior is a new area of research. "To understand sexual infidelity in species, interpreting DNA is not enough. We also need to look at the shape and behavior of the sperm cells. Sperm research has opened up a completely new world to us," says one researcher.


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