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Editorial
. 2022 Dec 30;12(1):159.
doi: 10.3390/cells12010159.

On the Origin and Evolution of Sperm Cells

Heidi S Fisher  1 , Eduardo R S Roldan  2 , Tomer Avidor-Reiss  3   4 , Melissah Rowe  5
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On the Origin and Evolution of Sperm Cells

Heidi S Fisher et al. Cells. .

Abstract

Sperm cells have intrigued biologists since they were first observed nearly 350 years ago by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek and Johan Ham [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Geoff A Parker in 1967 during his PhD at University of Bristol.
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