How sperm and egg fuse together has long been a mystery... New research by Austrian scientists provide some additional clues to the process. It shows that fertilization works like a lock and key process across the animal kingdom from fish to humans. The scientists found 3 proteins on the sperm form a complex that acts like a key to unlock the egg allowing the sperm to attach. There still is not much understanding around how the sperm gets in the egg after it attaches but this new information can be helpful for understanding infertility or for developing new birth control methods. Read the full research article here: https://lnkd.in/ecVBweBD -Dr. Alyssa Fruson, ND
