Cooperation: the secret society of sperm.
In the epic race for the egg, sperm have evolved cooperative teams that swim together. New research shows that some do even more: sperm seek out and swim with their relatives.
Foster
Kevin R
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Center for Systems Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. kfoster@cgr.harvard.edu
Pizzari
Tommaso
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