24 May 2012 Updated at 19:04 ET
Male pill: gene discovery may lead to contraceptive
Healthy sperm manufacture needs the Katnal1 gene
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It may be possible to develop a new male contraceptive pill after researchers in Edinburgh identified a gene critical for the production of healthy sperm.
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