Secret of sperm's 'bendy' tail revealed

Thursday, June 1, 2017 - 08:52 in Biology & Nature

A sperm tail utilizes interconnected elastic springs to transmit mechanical information to distant parts of the tail, helping it to bend and ultimately swim towards an egg, scientists have discovered.

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