Sperm may offer the uterus a ‘secret handshake’

Why does it take 200 million sperm to fertilize a single egg? Part of the reason is bombardment by the female immune system, which very few sperm survive. Researchers have discovered a molecular handshake between sperm and uterine cells that may help sperm evade this attack — or may help the immune system target the weakest sperm.

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