sperm
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The study, published in the Journal of Wildlife Diseases, marks the first confirmed discovery of these bacterial genotypes in pygmy sperm whales.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
Because pygmy sperm whales are so difficult to study at sea, researchers still do not know how widespread the newly identified bacteria may be or how much they affect the animals over time.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
In reality, artificially boosting testosterone, especially if not medically indicated, can shrink testicles, lower sperm counts and even make it harder to urinate.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Like many others, Simon first became interested in fertility through social media, where influencers speaking about declining sperm counts sparked his concern.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
The first person who saw sperm under a microscope was Leeuwenhoek.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
They identified these sperms by measuring how much calcium they absorbed.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 5, 2024
Using the method, the team focused on sperms with defective capacitation, a process through which sperms become capable of fertilizing an egg.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 5, 2024
“If we want to go international and help women and couples in different parts of the world, we need non-Danish sperm, sperms of all colours,” says Schou.
From Newsweek ● Mar. 13, 2015
The history of endocrinology can be traced back to Dr.Brown-Séquard injecting himself with dog sperms to study its effect on his vitality and vigor.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 14, 2011
Those from the male are called sperms or spermatozoa and those from the female eggs or ova.
From Taboo and Genetics A Study of the Biological, Sociological and Psychological Foundation of the Family by Knight, Melvin Moses
