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How the brain helps protect fertility from heat-induced damage

As global temperatures continue to rise, scientists are racing to understand why heat so profoundly threatens fertility across the animal kingdom. A new study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and collaborators has uncovered a surprising answer: The brain itself may help decide whether reprodu...

How the brain helps protect fertility from heat-induced damage
Image: Phys.org
As global temperatures continue to rise, scientists are racing to understand why heat so profoundly threatens fertility across the animal kingdom. A new study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and collaborators has uncovered a surprising answer: The brain itself may help decide whether reproductive cells can withstand environmental stress.

Originally published at Phys.org

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