Nanobots to rescue non-motile sperm

[steross]

Wow. Fascinating but a little scary.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1892247903919366653

 

[Well]

Waaaay over my head, and a stupid question; if a couple want a boy, then could this be used to force that orientation?

 

[andylicious]

Yes it could

 

[steross]

Waaaay over my head, and a stupid question; if a couple want a boy, then could this be used to force that orientation?

I'm not sure as the appearance of sperm is essentially identical so the nanobot would need some other method to differentiate.

 

[Donnyboy]

@steross How long till they can swim up a vein and unclog an artery......asking for a friend.

 

[andylicious]

I'm not sure as the appearance of sperm is essentially identical so the nanobot would need some other method to differentiate.

You can centrifuge the little swimmers and get a 90% separation. They do it all the time for sexed semen in cattle. Throw those nanobots in there and you got a boy or girl maker

 

[OSU79]

I'm not sure as the appearance of sperm is essentially identical so the nanobot would need some other method to differentiate.

Smell?

 

[cowboyinexile]

Smell?

Weight

 

[steross]

You can centrifuge the little swimmers and get a 90% separation. They do it all the time for sexed semen in cattle. Throw those nanobots in there and you got a boy or girl maker

Getting way out of my field here but I think that is a bit easier for animals than humans. Although, I am. sure someone will come up with some method.

 

[Propoke]

I wonder what the old term implications this has on the embryo and eventual child. It seems to me there would be a benefit to only strong sperm reaching the egg.