Tag: sperm
Our Looming Procreative Anarchy
It is no secret that the traditional family is under unprecedented assault. But we haven’t seen anything yet.
Is It a Boy or a Girl?
Parents with a new baby are almost always asked, “Is it a boy or a girl?” And the answer is almost always one or the other.
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.
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.
Just-in-Time Delivery in Living Cells
Our modern world relies on shipping and receiving, but many cargoes have to arrive at the right time to be useful.