Father's Day Gift? Special Packaging for Genes in Sperm

Sunday, June 14, 2009 - 12:49 in Psychology & Sociology

It was long believed that conception doesn't involve a meeting of equals. The egg is a relatively large biological factory compared with the tiny sperm. However, a new study from Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah reveals that the father's sperm delivers much more complex genetic material than previously thought. The findings could lead to a test to help couples deal with infertility.

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