A Gene that Can Solve Human Fertility Problems

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A human fertility gene has been discovered by a group of scientists that can be the key solution to many human fertility problems. Interestingly, that a single amino acid substitution in a gene linked with cystic fibrosis may be responsible for the differential reproductive success of some men living in a religious community (especially Hutterites) in the US prairies.

Find out more about the uniqueness of the Hutterites (as they were normally avoid birth control) and details of the newly identified human fertility gene via The Scientist.

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