Once a sperm has broken through to an egg cell in order to fertilize it, the two cells need to hold together tightly. This ...
Scientists reveal one of nature’s strongest bonds When a sperm finally reaches an egg, its journey is far from over. Before a ...
An artificial-intelligence tool honoured by one of this year’s Nobel prizes has revealed intimate details of the molecular meet-cute between sperm and eggs. The AlphaFold program, which predicts ...
Using Google’s AlphaFold, researchers identified the bundle of three sperm proteins that seem to make sexual reproduction possible. By Elizabeth Preston They’re the original odd couple: One is massive ...