Artwork features an allegorical representation of a fertilization event whereby a fat spermatozoon (IMAGE)

Helmholtz Munich (Helmholtz Zentrum München Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt (GmbH))

Artwork features an allegorical representation of a fertilization event whereby a fat spermatozoon

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The artwork features an allegorical representation of a fertilization event whereby a fat spermatozoon (in yellow – the fat-symbolizing color), conquers the oocyte (the moon in a sky full of stars) and lights it up by transferring diet-induced epigenetic information.

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Philipp Beck

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