A mouse study may pave the way for new approaches to contraception and infertility treatment. Sperm are surprisingly picky ...

WashU Medicine researcher Polina Lishko, a BJC Investigator and professor of cell biology and physiology, has shown in mice ...

If you're picking up on the anatomy references in the terminology ... the naming convention mirrors how biological male and female reproductive organs connect. It might feel a little cheeky ...

WashU Medicine researcher Polina Lishko, PhD, a BJC Investigator and professor of cell biology and physiology ... have evolved to keep male reproductive organs cooler than their core body temperature.

But, given that the female ... male infertility. "That hyperactive state in sperm is key for successful fertilization, and no one knew exactly how temperature triggers it," said Polina Lishko, Ph.D., ...

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enabling it to serve as both explanation and symbol for the various sexual and reproductive abnormalities attributed to male Jews. The command of circumcision did undoubtedly terrify those who first ...

Scientists have uncovered the genetic underpinnings of one of the ocean's most bizarre animals: a branching marine worm named ...

Even in humans, the female reproductive system is more complex and central, capable of nurturing life independently for weeks before the male contribution becomes relevant. Biology vs. Patriarchy ...