"Turning Skin Cells into Egg Cells: A Breakthrough in Infertility Treatment"
TL;DR
Scientists have adapted the procedure that created Dolly the sheep to move a step closer to making IVF eggs from patients’ skin cells, potentially revolutionizing IVF and offering hope to infertile patients who have lost gametes due to disease, ageing, or cancer treatments. The procedure could enable older women to have children who share their DNA and help overcome common forms of infertility. The process, which may take a decade to perfect and approve in humans, would also allow male couples to have genetically related children and could address fertility-related issues in the future.
Topics:healthscience-and-technology#cloning#fertility#genetic-engineering#ivf#reproductive-medicine#science-and-technology
- Scientists move step closer to making IVF eggs from skin cells The Guardian
- Research sheds light on new strategy to treat infertility OHSU News
- Scientists transform skin cells into functional eggs in mice News-Medical.Net
- Infertility in women, not a concern anymore? US experts to soon make egg cells from skin cells News9 LIVE
- Promising new method treats infertility by turning skin cells into egg Interesting Engineering
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