Sperm are ‘ruthless competitors’ who aren’t above poisoning their brothers.
Mouse sperm carrying a genetic sequence called the t-haplotype will poison their competitors, then make an ‘antidote’ only for themselves, new research finds.
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Sperm are ‘ruthless competitors’ who aren’t above poisoning their brothers.
Mouse sperm carrying a genetic sequence called the t-haplotype will poison their competitors, then make an ‘antidote’ only for themselves, new research finds.