Posted: 8/12/2001 9:42:43 AM EDT
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Well, guys, I think males could potentially be declared obsolete in the future. I didn't post the whole story here, if anybody wants to see the complete click on the link. ======================================================== Los Angeles Times: Working On Sperm-less Embryos [url]http://latimes.com/news/nationworld/la-081201stem.story[/url] Working On Sperm-less Embryos Researchers are studying how to prod unfertilized eggs to grow to produce stem cells. By AARON ZITNER Times Staff Writer August 12 2001 WASHINGTON -- As the nation grapples with the use of human embryos in stem cell research, scientists in Los Angeles and Massachusetts are about to bring a new twist to the debate. They are working on ways to coax unfertilized eggs to grow into embryos that produce stem cells--the very cells that have raised so much hope for their potential to cure disease. If successful, these researchers would create a human embryo without sperm, and, therefore, without conception--that landmark often cited as the start of human life. ================================================== for complete story click on above link |