Sperm may lose their ability to navigate in microgravity, raising new questions about whether human reproduction is possible in space.
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Sperm loses its sense of direction in microgravity – no space babies for us just yet
Knowing which way is up helps sperm find their way to an egg, new research indicates, and they struggle without the guidance ...
Research findings are available online in the journal Communications Biology. The original story “ Getting pregnant in space isn’t that easy, study finds ” is published in The Brighter Side of News.
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