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The Exquisite Design of Egg Cells

Oogenesis (the process of egg cell formation) begins during embryonic development when the primordial germ cells are specified. Read More ›
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No. 9 Story of 2023: Irreducible Complexity of Sperm Cells

Human reproduction is perhaps the quintessential example of teleology in biology. Read More ›
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On the Irreducible Complexity of Sperm Cells

Human reproduction is perhaps the quintessential example of teleology in biology. Read More ›
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Doctor’s Diary: The Wonder of Your Body’s Genetic Instructions

Imagine the New York Public Library cutting every manual in half daily, or more often, and sending every month entire halves to a library in London. Read More ›
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Doctor’s Diary: Evolution’s Countless Chicken-and-Egg Conundrums

It turned out last week that scientists have been wrong for 350 years about how sperm swim. Read More ›
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Doctor’s Diary: The Human Difference and the Design of Sex

It’s safe to say that human intimacy, at its best, surpasses that of any animal, even the most intelligent. Read More ›
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Here’s a Recipe for Procreative Anarchy

Artificial sperm offer the transhumanist dream of radical individualistic procreation, baby manufacture, and radical family restructuring. Read More ›

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