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Mice born from stem-cell sperm

Mouse sperm has been made in a dish, but the method is too unreliable for use in humans.

For the first time, embryologists have shown that sperm created from embryonic stem cells can give rise to live offspring. The work, carried out by researchers in Germany and Britain, culminated in the production of six adult mice that owed their origins to sperm derived from these ‘multipurpose’ cells.

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Posted by Michael Hopkin on July 10, 2006 06:02 PM |

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Very encouraging results. Give hope to persons suffering from infertility. Need prudence from Doctors for ethical problems managing.

Posted by: Thomas Dimitrios | September 27, 2006 05:30 PM

Scientists should not be responsible for the ethics of these things though, that is for society as a whole to sort out.

Posted by: Paul Semenax | January 20, 2008 06:52 AM

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