Skip to main content
Cyber Week Sale - Get 40% off Vantage
Published loading...Updated

Scientists created human egg cells from skin cells

Every human being starts with the fusion of two cells: an egg cell from one parent and a sperm cell from the other. But for a variety of reasons, two parents may not have both the egg and sperm needed to make a baby. That has led some scientists to wonder if they could make an egg or sperm cell with a parent’s DNA from some other type of cell in their body. Now, a new study brings that one step closer to reality. In the experiment, researchers c…

3 Articles

What they did in this laboratory looks like science fiction: turning a skin cell into an “ovule” capable of uniting with a sperm A group of researchers in Oregon got something that until a few years ago sounded impossible: making a skin cell behave like a human egg and succeeding in merging with a sperm cell. Although the experiment only produced embryos for a few days, it marks a before and after in reproductive biology and in the study of cell…

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 100% of the sources are Center
100% Center

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

Science News Explores broke the news in on Monday, December 1, 2025.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)

Similar News Topics

News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
Search
Blindspot LogoBlindspotLocal