Late Australian Olympian Alex Pullin and his girlfriend Ellidy Vlug

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Late Australian Olympian's Girlfriend Uses His Sperm To Get Pregnant

In a very bizarre incident, the late Winter Olympian Alex Pullin's girlfriend Ellidy Vlug claims to have retrieved his sperm within 36-hour of his death to get pregnant. Reportedly, Vlug and Pullin wanted to have a child for years. Subsequently, Vlug decided to collect the sperm as per Queensland city law in Australia. ''I have never been more certain or excited about anything in my entire life,'' she said.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 - 02:53 PM / by Brijesh Goswami

Tags: pregnancy, sperms, Australia, baby bump, Ellidy Vlug

Courtesy: Zee News

Vaccination

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COVID-19 Jab Has No Impact Over Male Sperm Quality, Study Says

The researchers at the University of Miami has confirmed that Coronavirus vaccines do not have any side effect on the male fertility. However, the study was done over 45 men and the quality of sperms remained healthy before and after taking two doses of the mRNA vaccine. Reportedly, the vaccines contain mRNA and not the live virus, it is unlikely that it would affect sperm parameters.

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 - 01:55 PM / by Sahil Quadir

Tags: Covid-19, sperms, Coronavirus, Researchers, Coronavirus Vaccines

Courtesy: Hindustan times

Mice

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Mouse Sperm Survives In Space For 6 Years, Produces 168 Healthy Mice

Three boxes of 48 ampoules containing freeze-dried mouse sperms have reportedly survived in the ISS and produced healthy "pups". The sperms were brought back to earth and rehydrated producing 168 off-springs. Reportedly, they have not shown any kinds of birth defects or genetic mutations after being exposed to high levels of cosmic radiation for six years. The research was led by Japanese developmental biologist Teruhiko Wakayama and his team… read-more

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 - 09:51 AM / by Sohini Mandal

Tags: mouse, sperms, International Space Station, Genetics, radiation

Courtesy: Times Now News