Scientists Create 'Artificial Human Sperm'

BURNING MAN · 07-07-2009, 09:13 PM

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Scientists Create 'Artificial Human Sperm'

Scientists in Newcastle have scored a world first by creating what they claim is artificial human sperm.

They "prompted" embryonic stem cells to divide their chromosomes, then grow tails and become sperm cells.
It is hoped the technique could eventually allow infertile men to become fathers.
Although it would be illegal in the UK to use the artificial sperm to produce a baby, the scientists behind the technique say they want the law changed to help infertile men.
Professor Karim Nayernia, from the North East England Stem Cell Institute, said his team has no intention of using their breakthrough to produce humans in the laboratory.
But he wants legislation to be put in place "sooner rather than later" to allow the technique to be licenced as a treatment for infertile men.
"This work is a way of investigating why some people are infertile and the reasons behind it," he said.
"If we have a better understanding of what's going on it could lead to new ways of treating infertility."

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MORTY · 07-08-2009, 07:29 AM

Crazy!, i heard somewhere also some scientist believe the cells created are not even "official sperm" and fertalising eggs with these could lead to complications,
it makes me wonder if they can take a stem cell and Prompt it , how do you give it direction to do so?

kidflash2008 · 07-08-2009, 09:27 AM

Is that what Michael Jackson used?

Area-51 · 07-09-2009, 06:33 AM

So they actually did it. I saw a show on tv couple of month ago, were they made artificial mouse sperm and claimed, that they weren´t able to create human sperm at that time. But now they did it.
Crazy.

07-08-2009, 07:29 AM	#2
MORTY Investigator Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UK Posts: 143	Crazy!, i heard somewhere also some scientist believe the cells created are not even "official sperm" and fertalising eggs with these could lead to complications, it makes me wonder if they can take a stem cell and Prompt it , how do you give it direction to do so? __________________ OPEN YOUR MIND!

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07-08-2009, 09:27 AM	#3
kidflash2008 Senior Investigator Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,699	Is that what Michael Jackson used?

07-09-2009, 06:33 AM	#4
Area-51 Investigator Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 459	So they actually did it. I saw a show on tv couple of month ago, were they made artificial mouse sperm and claimed, that they weren´t able to create human sperm at that time. But now they did it. Crazy.