sperm

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Researchers at Michigan State University have identified a molecular "switch" that boosts sperm energy just before they attempt to fertilize an egg.

From Science Daily

Because they originate from the same egg and sperm, they share exactly the same DNA, making forensic identification extremely difficult.

From BBC

She also hopes to tell her husband soon that she's pregnant using the sperm the couple had frozen specially at a clinic, just a few days before Vitaliy was killed.

From BBC

Rather than becoming more complex by adding new genes, termites evolved advanced social behavior by shedding genes, including those associated with sperm competition.

From Science Daily

Pregnancy, nursing, sperm production, courtship behavior, and parental care all consume large amounts of energy.

From Science Daily