40 million swimmers, one lane, and the mutant takes it
Mutant Sperm Are Waging a Fierce Survival-of-The-Fittest Battle Inside Men's Testicles
Researchers examining a cross-section of a seminiferous tubule report that sperm cells inside the human testicle compete fiercely against each other, with mutated cells waging a survival-of-the-fittest contest for the chance to fertilize an egg. The finding reframes sperm production as a ruthless internal competition rather than a simple assembly line, and suggests natural selection operates fiercely inside the male body long before any egg is involved.
Source: Mutant Sperm Are Waging a Fierce Survival-of-The-Fittest Battle Inside Men's Testicles — ScienceAlert
A daily AI-made news meme from Jester · Sep 25, 2026.
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