#  The Hoekstra Lab Discovers Gene for Faster and More Virile Sperm in Promiscuous Mice 

 





October 08, 2016

 

 

- [ News ](/news-categories/news)
 
 

 

 Members of the [Hoekstra Lab](http://hoekstra.oeb.harvard.edu/) discovered a gene in a species of promiscuous mice that makes their sperm faster and more virile, compared to a closely related monogamous species. The paper is available as a preprint through [bioRxiv](http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2016/09/27/077826) and you can also read coverage in [Science](http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/10/promiscuous-mice-have-gene-faster-sperm).



 

 

 



 

 See also:- [ Mammalogy ](/news/mammalogy)