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Scientists Just Captured The Flash of Light That Sparks When a Sperm Meets an Egg
https://www.sciencealert.co ^ | 27 April 2016 | Bec Crew

Posted on 04/16/2025 7:38:21 PM PDT by Beowulf9

For the first time ever, scientists have captured images of the flash of light that sparks at the very moment a human sperm cell makes contact with an egg.

The phenomenon has been observed in animals before, but no one's ever seen the spark of human conception. And what's even more incredible is the fact that some eggs burn brighter than others, which is a direct indication of their ability to develop into a healthy embryo, a team from Northwestern University found.

(Excerpt) Read more at sciencealert.com ...


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KEYWORDS: egg; life; science; sperm
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1 posted on 04/16/2025 7:38:21 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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2 posted on 04/16/2025 7:42:15 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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I wasn’t there, but I assume my spark was very, very low.


3 posted on 04/16/2025 7:42:34 PM PDT by Salvavida (NS)
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We are fearfully and wonderfully made!


4 posted on 04/16/2025 7:42:41 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM3fglmaRrA


5 posted on 04/16/2025 7:44:35 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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So, that’s what that flash was when I was conceived!!!


6 posted on 04/16/2025 7:45:03 PM PDT by tet68 ("We would not die in that man's company that fears his fellowship to die with us." Henry V.)
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Pretty sure this was captured years ago !


7 posted on 04/16/2025 7:45:08 PM PDT by Pikachu_Dad
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I found it interesting that I used to be a very fast swimmer.


8 posted on 04/16/2025 7:45:57 PM PDT by BipolarBob (Never attribute malice to that which can be explained by incompetence.)
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Why am I here?


9 posted on 04/16/2025 7:45:58 PM PDT by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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Of High-Heeled boys?


10 posted on 04/16/2025 7:47:17 PM PDT by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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Fiat lux, et lux erat.


11 posted on 04/16/2025 7:49:28 PM PDT by Orosius (A“Wake America Up Again )
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To: Flaming Conservative

The Hand of God reaches down, and the divine spark that ignites the soul is passed on.

That is the lesson I get from this finding.


12 posted on 04/16/2025 7:51:35 PM PDT by alloysteel ( Divergence is not at all the same thing as diversity.)
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To: dfwgator

Always good to carry an LED flashlight in dark spaces.


13 posted on 04/16/2025 7:52:19 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEZH0t5Yozw


14 posted on 04/16/2025 7:53:12 PM PDT by deepestsouth1
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Flash! A-ah!


15 posted on 04/16/2025 7:53:35 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man (The last two weren't balloons. One was a cylindrical object)
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Were you wearing high heels along with the rest of the boys?


16 posted on 04/16/2025 7:55:16 PM PDT by abigkahuna
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“Skyrockets in Flight, Afternoon Delight!!”


17 posted on 04/16/2025 7:55:37 PM PDT by lee martell
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‘ For the first time ever, scientists have captured images of the flash of light that sparks at the very moment a human sperm cell makes contact with an egg.’

A tadpole suicide bombing. The horror.


18 posted on 04/16/2025 7:56:55 PM PDT by Fuzz
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I pray these images were captured during the in vitro process and the egg was not fertilized only to be discarded.


19 posted on 04/16/2025 7:58:20 PM PDT by ConservaTexan (February 6, 1911/June 14, 1944)
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This is profound, as that little spark represents (excuse my spelling) the gelesenheit—the little spark of faith as represented by Meister Eckhardt in the 1500s(?) This is the moment the soul is created and conception is truly conceived. This is the work of God himself as represented in that spark. Truly amazing indeed.


20 posted on 04/16/2025 7:59:22 PM PDT by abigkahuna
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