Sperm swim against the current

Human and mouse male reproductive cells find the egg by migrating upstream

Mammalian sperm just don’t go with the flow.

Genetically engineered mouse sperm glow red and green in a fallopian tube. Fluid flow through the tubes helps guide sperm up the female reproductive tract. David Clapham

The little swimmers use head-on currents to guide themselves up fallopian tubes toward an egg, a new study suggests.