Liz on Alternet: 10 Interesting Facts About Sperm
In the 1990’s my friend Bob, an artist, got three suitcases from a thrift store and customized them for me: on one he painted dollar signs, on another dalmatian spots and on the last dozens giant sperm. It took a little nerve to carry that bag but no one ever accidentally grabbed my luggage at the airport. Whatever you think about them sperm lead a lot more interesting lives than you might imagine and the differences in activity among different species - human and squid for example - is pretty amazing stuff, hence 10 Fascinating Facts About Sperm , just published on Alternet, and a lot more ways for you to stop any cocktail party conversation dead in it's tracks.