First human eggs grown in laboratory

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First human eggs grown in laboratory
By James Gallagher
Health and science correspondent, BBC News
5 hours ago

Human eggs have been grown in the laboratory for the first time, say researchers at the University of Edinburgh.

The team say the technique could lead to new ways of preserving the fertility of children having cancer treatment.

It is also an opportunity to explore how human eggs develop, much of which remains a mystery to science.

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http://www.bbc.com/news/health-42976858

[Texas Yellow Rose]

I thought the part below was interesting ... but this "technology" is too far out there for me.

"An egg needs to lose half its genetic material during development, otherwise there would be too much DNA when it was fertilized by a sperm.

This excess is cast off into a miniature cell called a polar body, but in the study the polar bodies were abnormally large.

"This is a concern," said Prof Telfer. But it is one she thinks can be addressed by improving the technology."

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I thought the part below was interesting ... but this "technology" is too far out there for me.

Well, combine this with parthenogenesis and we won't need humans for much at all, and can certainly get rid of that messy sex thing.

[WingNot]

These folks are messing with things they should never be messing with.