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Austrian researchers discover key sperm proteins facilitating egg attachment, enhancing infertility understanding and potentially inspiring new birth control methods.
Researchers in Austria have uncovered a lock-and-key mechanism in fertilization, essential for sperm and egg fusion across species, including fish and humans.
Their study, published in Cell, identifies three sperm proteins that act as a key to unlock the egg, facilitating attachment.
They also discovered a new protein crucial for the initial sperm-egg connection.
This breakthrough may enhance understanding of infertility and inspire new birth control methods, particularly male contraceptives.
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Investigadores austriacos descubren proteínas clave de esperma que facilitan la fijación de óvulos, mejorando la comprensión de la infertilidad y potencialmente inspirando nuevos métodos anticonceptivos.