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Male contraceptive pill could be developed after discovery of sperm formation gene Katnal1

Experiments in mice found that gene Katnal1 was vital for the final stages of making sperm

A new male contraceptive pill could be developed after researchers in Edinburgh, UK, have identified a gene critical for the production of healthy sperm. Experiments in mice found that the gene, Katnal1, was vital for the final stages of making sperm. The authors of a study in PLos Genetics said a drug which interrupts Katnal1 [...]

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