Another Reason You Don’t Need A Man: Scientists Develop Sperm Without Them
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3:45PM, Wednesday July 8th 2009
British scientists have found a way to create fully mature, functioning sperm in a lab. Researcher on the project, Professor Karim Nayernia explained, “The work is a way of investigating why some people are infertile and the reasons behind it.” And the pay off is that women or couples who’ve had fertility issues not only have more hope now, a single lady can get pregnant without the aid of a real-live-man. Some scientists are skeptical over Nayernia’s project though. Prof Azim Surani, from Cambridge University, described the lab samples as “a long way from being authentic sperm cells.” Still, kind of amazing, right? [Metro.co.uk]
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PRican
wrote on July 8 2009 @ 09:05 pm: [report]
This is some interesting stuff. Kudos on the title. Made me giggle.
Olivia Allin
wrote on July 8 2009 @ 11:36 pm: [report]
Thank God, I’ve been looking for a way to cut boys out of my life.
GreenAura
wrote on July 9 2009 @ 08:10 am: [report]
This totally takes the fun out of trying to have a baby. I’ll stick with the real deal. But on a side note, this is great for couples that are unable to conceive.
retro chic
wrote on July 9 2009 @ 09:02 am: [report]
It just talks about functioning. So, nevermind the baby mama—who’s the DNA daddy?
Who knows, maybe by the time my daughter’s ready to have kids they’ll have the home kits you can buy online using those faux sperm and human EggBeaters. Voila, a baby even Martha Stewart would approve of.