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Published online 11 July 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020708-10

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Sperm train to win

Sperm teams out-swim the competition.

Mouse sperm team up to speed their route to the egg. New research shows that hundreds of individuals form fast-swimming packs to give their genes the best chance against other males' sperm1.

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