Sperm from stem cells.....

[macjay18]

So they can possible make sperm from stem cells, at least they still need to use male (XY) chromosomes so there still is a use for us in the baby making process

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/MensHealth/story?id=8036196&page=1

[Jericho]

For now! :shock:

[Quiet Reflections]

ill be impressed when they can make stem cells out of sperm

[gotchagood]

So they can possible make sperm from stem cells, at least they still need to use male (XY) chromosomes so there still is a use for us in the baby making process

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/MensHealth/story?id=8036196&page=1interesting. I wouldn't throw in the towel yet, nor am I worried. As they said what are they defining as "sperm?"

[LuciaMiel]

ill be impressed when they can make stem cells out of sperm

i think if you mix it with an ovum you'll be all set

[SarahG]

So they can possible make sperm from stem cells, at least they still need to use male (XY) chromosomes so there still is a use for us in the baby making process

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/MensHealth/story?id=8036196&page=1

Actually they've already gotten two female rats to reproduce without a male, I don't recall how they did it but it involved manipulating an egg from one and getting it to form an embryo with the egg in the other.

[gotchagood]

They do all sorts of things with rats and mice, but them trying to make a woman have a baby by creating sperm in a plastic dish and have it develop into a "human" being is highly unlikely. Sperm is not just a cell, it's the beginning of "life" itself.

[gotchagood]

Creating sperm in a dish is sorta like having a tofu burger vs. a beef burger. They're creating tofu.

[giovanni_hotel]

Talk about someone having an agenda!!

Not to diss, but I bet there's a bull dyke in that research team somewhere.

It's just a matter of time before scientists perfect a way for women to reproduce without the need for men, and soon men will be bred out of the population!!!