US EditionScientists Grow Egg Cells From Human Skin in New Study
OHSU researchers created 82 immature eggs from skin cells, with less than 9% reaching early embryo stage; all embryos showed chromosomal abnormalities, delaying clinical use by a decade.
- On Tuesday, September 30, Oregon Health & Science University announced researchers turned human skin cells into fertilizable eggs producing early human embryos.
- Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University used mitomeiosis to transplant skin-cell nuclei into donor egg cells and induced chromosome loss to aid infertile individuals and same-sex couples.
- About 9% of the 82 fertilized oocytes reached the blastocyst stage and survived six days in lab dishes, with most failing to progress beyond the 4-8 cell stage.
- Because the embryos were genetically abnormal, the OHSU research team said all embryos with chromosomal abnormalities would not lead to viable pregnancies and a decade or more is needed before human testing.
- Ethics groups described the work as ethically fraught, and Shoukhrat Mitalipov said `We kind of developed this new cell division that can reduce chromosome number,` while outside scientists expressed concern, highlighting ethical issues at this stage.
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‘Playing God’: Shocking Research Turns Skin Cells Into Human Eggs
Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland may have just upended the future of human reproduction. For the first time, researchers say they’ve created human eggs from skin cells—a breakthrough that raises enormous ethical, moral, and biblical concerns. The technique could open the door for same-sex couples to have children genetically related to both partners, and could also help women unable to produce viable eggs. Lead resea…
Scientists Create 82 Human Beings and Kill Them for Dubious Research
Researchers with Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) this week announced progress in research involving the creation of new human embryos from human skin cells. Framed as a way to treat infertility, the research provokes profound ethical concerns. On Tuesday, September 30, Oregon Health & Science University announced that researchers “accomplished a unique proof of concept to treat infertility by turning skin cells into eggs capable of pro…
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Scientists Grow Egg Cells From Human Skin in New Study
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Winston-Salem JournalResearchers turn human skin cells into eggs
WASHINGTON — Oregon scientists used human skin cells to create fertilizable eggs, a step in the quest to develop lab-grown eggs or sperm to one day help people conceive.
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