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Semen Analysis: Uses and Limitations

June 19, 2010Carole No Comments »

A brief history of the discovery of sperm maps the dead ends and blind alleys traveled by early scientists who were puzzled by human reproduction. It may seem incredible to us today but human sperm weren’t discovered until Anton Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723), and his student Johan Ham, used a home-made microscope to look at the swimming “sperm [...]

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