Tag: sperm

• The Mom and Pop Team

  From time to time, I think we all need reassurance that we matter. That our seat at the game has not been taken by someone else. Could not be taken… Maybe that’s why we’re given names -so there’s no mistake. And if we’re not there all the time, it’s only because we sometimes have other […]

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  April 3, 2019

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  Cardiff University, epididymis, Epigenetics, genomic imprinting, Igf2 gene, Igf2r gene, male role in pregnancy, paternal genes, Phlda2 gene, procreation, Rosalind John, small RNAs, Smithsonian Magazine, sperm

• Scrambled Eggs

  Great! Test tube mothers now, is it? Not enough to eliminate the Fallopian tube, or the on-egg dating site where potential sperm candidates meet, are scrutinized, profiles scanned and competition held for first across the zona (pellucida, that is) … Oh no, now we have to eliminate the entire coffee shop. What is happening out […]

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  January 18, 2017

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  BBC news, DNA, Eden, eggs, Miasma Theory, needs, niche product, Phlogiston, procreation, reproduction-lite, sperm, stem cells, unintended consequences, wants, women’s health