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There are some 30,000 buffalo roaming in the U.S. these days, but instead of trying to emulate Basolo's combination, cattlemen will probably find it easier to start with the hybrids themselves. Basolo is offering vials of his male animals' superior sperm to any interested rancher. Price: $7 for enough to impregnate one conventional...
...research had included allergy experiments in which inmates got various substances injected under their skin to gauge their effect; the pay was $6 per visit to the doctor. More controversial was testing in connection with development of a male contraceptive pill. Volunteers received $10 a month for weekly sperm specimens, plus $25 for periodic biopsies of the scrotal skin. After a year, they were paid a $100 bonus, and underwent mandatory vasectomies because, in some cases, their testicles had been exposed to the possibility of radiation damage...
Some biologists believe that humanity begins at conception because the fertilized egg cell contains human DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). Manhattan Lawyer Cyril Means Jr., among others, finds this line of reasoning unconvincing: each sperm and egg also contain DNA, yet hardly anyone would argue, even metaphysically, that spermatozoa and ova possess the value of human beings...
...absent male's territory and pays aggressive calls on the other females. Within four days her courtship and spawning behavior cannot be distinguished from a male's. From 14 to 18 days after her accession to power she actually becomes a functioning male, physiologically capable of releasing sperm...
...Vasectomy is not instantly effective. Because sperm cells may remain in the seminal vesicles and other parts of the reproductive system, doctors advise their patients to continue using contraception until follow-up tests show a negative sperm count. Although most men become sterile within a few weeks, some have remained fertile for as long as six months...