semen

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There is no systematic tracking of sperm count or national effort to monitor semen health in the United States.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

The anti-aging beauty treatment involves injecting a DNA component extracted from salmon semen into the skin to stimulate new collagen production and achieve a more hydrated, plump look.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2025

The tiny particles have been detected in every ecosystem on the planet that has been surveyed, as well as nearly every living organism examined — including the brain, heart, lungs, blood and semen of humans.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2024

The number of bereaved parents seeking sperm of their sons has risen in Israel, and as the conflict with Russia has escalated, soldiers in Ukraine are offered semen cryopreservation free of charge.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024

Aristotle challenged Pythagoras’s “traveling library” notion that semen collected hereditary information by coursing through the body and obtaining secret “instructions” from each individual part.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee