Editor's Summary
11 August 2005
The sperm's tale
What's in a sperm? Apart from the DNA, nobody really knows. Researchers are now attempting to obtain the entire proteome of a sperm and are finding lots of surprises. It seems that sperm are more than DNA delivery boys.
News Feature: Cell biology: The secret life of sperm
Far from being mere DNA delivery boys, it's now becoming clear that sperm also ship a complex cargo of RNA and proteins that may be crucial for an embryo's early development. Claire Ainsworth reports.
doi: 10.1038/436770a
