As a blast of Arctic air chills much of the United States this winter, many people travel long distances seeking warmth. Much like sperm, apparently.
SPERM LIKE IT HOT. In a process called thermotaxis, sperm cells may use a temperature gradient to find their way from a storage and maturation site, the isthmus, to the fertilization site.
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