Researchers reveal why heat stress damages sperm – AlKhaleej Today

Immunofluorescence image of the male germline of C. elegans obtained with a DeltaVision Ultra High Resolution wide field microscope after exposure to heat shock. DNA is shown in cyan (greenish blue) and sites of DNA damage are shown as magenta spots. In the meiotic region of the germ line, high levels of DNA damage can be seen. Photo credit: Nicole Kurhanewicz
Biologists from the University of Oregon used the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans to identify molecular mechanisms that cause DNA damage…

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