Scientists Turn Stem Cells Into Working Sperm

Researchers have managed to produce sperm cells from embryonic stem cells—and for the first time, the sperm worked, resulting in healthy baby mice. Researchers in Japan mixed the embryonic stem cells with certain proteins and hormones. They converted the resulting cells into germ cells, which they implanted in the…

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Scientists Turn Stem Cells Into Working Sperm

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