William Mallen

“There were hints of this happening earlier in our other experiments, but actually seeing this totally blew us away.”

William Mallen · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-08

Mallen described how earlier experiments hinted at fibers entering sperm, but direct imaging confirmed it.

“Seeing those amyloid fibers inside sperm cells was just so extraordinary to me,”

William Mallen · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-08

Mallen reacted to cryo-electron tomography images showing amyloid fibers inside sperm cells.

“There are metabolic disorders such as insulin resistance that recent papers have shown can be passed down the paternal line in mice, and it's thought RNA is how,”

William Mallen · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-08

Mallen explained that some metabolic disorders may be passed down the paternal line via RNA in mice.

“By learning how disorders based on epigenetics work, we can come closer to how to possibly treat or prevent them.”

William Mallen · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-08

Mallen said understanding epigenetic inheritance mechanisms could aid future treatment or prevention.