How a sperm and an egg fuse together has long been a mystery. New research by scientists in Austria provides tantalizing clues, showing fertilization works like a lock and key across the animal kingdom,

Using Google’s AlphaFold, researchers identified the bundle of three sperm proteins that seem to make sexual reproduction possible.

In a new study, researchers have identified a trio of proteins that serve as the critical key in allowing sperm to fuse with an egg, a process that marks the first step in creating new life. The researchers employed the artificial intelligence tool AlphaFold to uncover how sperm proteins interact at the molecular level,