sperm

11.30.09

Is Sperm Like Any Other Commodity?

Banked, bought, sold, stolen -- now, accountable to product liability laws

By Susannah F. Locke Posted 05.04.2009 at 4:30 pm 5 Comments

Our sperm and eggs give us one of the greatest responsibilities on the planet: the potential to generate new life, to put forth onto the Earth another living, breathing, thinking, feeling being. Or, they can be sold for a buck.

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Smart Guys Have Better Sperm

British researchers say men carrying "intelligent" genes come with a little something extra

By Jaya Jiwatram Posted 12.08.2008 at 10:47 am 1 Comment

Brainiacs now have something besides their intelligence to celebrate; their sperm. The intellectually endowed produce better quality and more mobile sperm, according to a study published in Intelligence and led by Rosalind Arden of the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College in England.

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Beyond the Male "Pill"

From remote-control key fobs to ultrasound, male contraception goes high tech

By Cliff Kuang Posted 05.20.2008 at 9:32 am 2 Comments

Beyond the Pill: pixelgarden.com

Last January, an Australian engineer announced a bizarre new contraceptive for men: a radio-controlled implant that could block the flow of sperm with the click of a button. The device, which is still in the conceptual stages, is the latest in a growing number of experimental male birth-control methods—including sperm plugs, sperm dissolvers and heat-inducing gels—that don’t tinker with testosterone.

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