Bee sperm (II)
A major breakthrough: Fully automated Computer Aided Sperm Motility Analysis of African bee sperm! We alluded in an earlier blog to the importance of bees as keystone species globally and provided some background on the reproduction of [...]
Tunisian sperm quality
At Microptic, we asked some of our clients about their research studies they have performed using our SCA system. In this blog, Dr Hatem Bahri (from Tunisia) introduces one of his most important research, presented at the [...]
Male infertility: what solutions are there?
Male infertility: what solutions are there? They may not have the biological clock pressure, but they are also affected, in the same way, by infertility problems. Moreover, for most of them is the same as for us: [...]
Infertility
Is infertility a disease or a condition or a symptom? Is infertility a disease or a condition or a symptom? This aspect is much debated and very diverse opinions exist on this topic. But let us first [...]
Rhinoceros sperm
The African rhinoceros’ crisis: What can reproductive biologists do? Fig. 1: African white rhinoceros shortly after darting (horns have been cut so that poachers may be less interested). There are two species of African rhinoceros, [...]
Effect of personal lubricants
The Effect of “Personal Lubricants” on Sperm Quality Personal lubricants’ effect on sperm motility: Four students from the University of Aalborg used the SCA CASA system to conduct a study accessing the topic of personal lubricants’ effect [...]