Lost in space: Microgravity makes sperm lose their sense of direction

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Starting a family beyond Earth could be more challenging than expected. New research from Adelaide University shows that sperm struggle to navigate in low gravity, suggesting that gravity plays a key role in helping them reach an egg.

Scientists from the Robinson Research Institute, the School of Biomedicine, and the Freemasons Centre for Male Health and Wellbeing studied how space-like conditions affect sperm navigation, fertilization, and early embryo develo...

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