Creating a sperm or egg from any cell (school, parties, money)

[Ken_N]

At least with mice so far, a way has been found to create sperm and egg cells from any cell in the body.

Some possibilities this will create:

- you could become a genetic parent without your consent
- an infant or a centenarian could become a genetic parent
- you could create a child with only your dna (both the sperm and the egg created from your dna)
- homosexual couples can together become genetic parents
- sell your dna if you are famous or beautiful etc. (want a Brad Pitt baby?)
- recreate someone who has died (if you saved some cells)


https://www.npr.org/sections/health-...ner-babies-ivg

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-...ner-babies-ivg

Japanese scientists describe how they've already perfected IVG in mice. The researchers used cells from the tails of adult mice to create induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, and then coaxed those iPS cells to become mouse sperm and eggs. They've even used those sperm and eggs to make embryos and implanted the embryos into the wombs of female mice, which gave birth to apparently healthy mouse pups.

"We are in the pathway of translating these technologies into the humans," says Mitinori Saitou from Kyoto University, addressing the group via Zoom.

[saltine]

From mice to humans never seems to happen, at least in a positive disease fighting studies ive read. So, its just another mouse trap.

[Ken_N]

From the article…

“… In fact, Saitou says he's fairly far down that pathway. He's turned human blood cells into iPS cells, and used those iPS cells to create very primitive human eggs. Others have created primitive human sperm this way. Neither the sperm or eggs are developed enough to make embryos or babies. But scientists around the world are intensively working on that.

"I've been really impressed with all the data that we've seen here and just how quickly this field is evolving," says Dr. Hugh Taylor, a reproductive health specialist at Yale School of Medicine. "It makes me confident that it's not a matter of if this will be available for clinical practice but just a matter of when."…”

[ukrkoz]

very primitive human eggs. Others have created primitive human sperm this way. Neither the sperm or eggs are developed enough to make embryos or babies.


To be honest, it sounds like they will get A LOT of money from various interested parties. Just based on a VERY vague and currently non functional promise. That'd my guess. Digging, what I'm, telling you?

[Workin_Hard]

“Creating” = just a science experiment. Done not for any good reason, just to prove it could be done.