Fertilisation (IMAGE)
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After fertilisation, the egg cell (purple) releases zinc ions (blue dots), which changes the shape of the green protein on the surface of a sperm. As a result, the sperm can no longer dock to the egg cell.
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Paulina Pacak, ETH Zurich
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