When Sperm Meets Egg, Zinc 'Fireworks' on Display

December 19, 2014 • by Christine Sinatra

The University of Texas at Austin's Emily Que, an assistant professor of chemistry, was lead author on a new study that describes the cutting-edge technology a research team used to become the first to capture images of these molecular fireworks and to pinpoint the origin of the zinc sparks.


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