Category Archives: Reproduction

Plastic bags responsible for outrageous lack of cute pink piglets

Posted on 28 July 2014 by mmmbitesizescience

Most of us now subscribe to the idea that plastic bags are bad for the environment. Hence, droves of people turn up at their local supermarket with a sturdy jute bag in tow. Now, there’s evidence that the items that … Continue reading →

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Posted in Reproduction, Science, The Environment | Tagged artificial insemination, bisphenol, boar, chemical, environment, landfill, pig, plastic bag, reproduction, Spain, Universidad de Zaragoza | 2 Comments

Sexy times don’t help induce labour in late pregnancies

Posted on 13 January 2013 by mmmbitesizescience

Even though I’ve never been pregnant, I’ve lived in the world long enough to have absorbed random nuggets of wild information, like there are lots of ways to try and bring on labour in women at the end of their … Continue reading →

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Posted in Reproduction, Science | Tagged induction, labour, late, oxytocin, pregnancy, sexual activity, sexual frequency, spicy curry, stimulation, tinned pineapple | Leave a comment

Nerve growth factor: not just for nerves anymore

Posted on 23 August 2012 by mmmbitesizescience

The male ejaculate, semen, is an eclectic mix of proteins, chemicals and hormones, all in a nicely fluid solution ideally suited to transporting spermatozoa during the process of reproduction. While many seminal fluid components and their corresponding biological functions have … Continue reading →