Waves of undulating cilia drive several processes essential to life. They clear debris and mucus from the respiratory tract, move spinal fluid through the brain and transport embryos from the ovaries ...

produce and transport semen, which contains sperm release sperm into the female reproductive tract during sex make male sex hormones, such as testosterone Have you ever wondered what the different ...

A protein called COUP-TFII determines whether a mouse embryo develops a male reproductive tract, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their colleagues at Baylor College of ...

Scientists at the University of Missouri say they have discovered a microbiome in the male reproductive tract in mice that harbors harmful bacteria that may negatively influence reproductive function ...

Research shows that bacteria can be beneficial to body processes such as digestion; however, some bacteria housed in the human body may cause disease. These specialized communities of bacteria in the ...

Research shows that bacteria can be beneficial to body processes such as digestion. These specialized communities of bacteria in the body are known as microbiomes. However, some bacteria housed in the ...

Ubiquitous industrial chemicals and pesticides have a "toxic effect" on germs that play a key role in maintaining human health and could be a threat to male reproductive health, according to two teams ...

Gabe Allen is a Colorado-based freelance journalist focused on science and the environment. He is a 2023 reporting fellow with the Pulitzer Center and a current master's student at the University of ...

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which was first discovered in patients with severe pneumonia at the end of 2019, has since infected over 272 million worldwide and ...