SU biologists' work with 'glow-in-the-dark' sperm sheds light on sexual selection
Friday, March 19, 2010 - 10:29
in Biology & Nature
Previously unobservable events occurring between insemination and fertilisation are the subject of a groundbreaking new article in Science magazine (March 18) by Mollie Manier, John Belote and Scott Pitnick, professors of biology in Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences. By genetically altering fruit flies so that the heads of their sperm were fluorescent green or red, Belote and his colleagues were able to observe in striking detail what happens to live sperm inside the female. The findings may have huge implications for the fields of reproductive biology, sexual selection and speciation...
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