Stanford Researchers Create Germ Cells in the Lab

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Germ cells, the cells that compose eggs and sperm, could provide insight into the earliest stages of human development, and maybe even prevent infertility, birth defects and genetic diseases.

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Janet

Portland, OR

Seems like they're just steps away from creating eggs and sperm in the lab. A scary reality that they could possibly create a human being in the lab.

Rich

Birmingham, UK

I dont see the problem with artificial sperm and eggs, as long as they are proven safe for future use.
Why are people so quick to criticise this research when it could help people for example, cancer patients left sterile by treatment with chemotherapy or radiotherapy. People always run ahead with their immaginations ie it is the end of natural reproduction, no it is not. All the researchers are doing is helping unfortunate people have their own bioliogical child! What is wrong with that, I personally think it is amazing and shows just how clever we have become.

santos

Madras, India

creating the germ cells in like creating the human itself. its better to use adult stem cells which are available in our body itself.

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