Cloned mice created from freeze dried skin cells in world first
GuardianJul 05, 2022
Scientists Advance Towards Making IVF Eggs From Skin Cells
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The Facts
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have documented the development of the ability to turn a skin cell into an egg capable of producing viable embryos.
Scientists, led by Mitinori Saitou, combined eggs made from a male mouse's skin cells and mouse sperm to create embryos, which were later implanted in the wombs of female mice. Researchers are working on developing a way to use these technologies in humans.
The Spin
Narrative B
Infertility can be upsetting for many couples, who often turn to emerging reproductive technologies, but many of these processes have ethical implications. Most concerning is the fact that many human embryos will be created for the sole purpose of experimentation and then destroyed.
Nerd narrative
There's a 50% chance that the first cloned human will be born by July 2040, according to the Metaculus prediction community.