The process, which would carry significant safety concerns, involves removing the nucleus from a woman's skin cell and inserting it into an egg, or oocyte.
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First Human Embryos Created Using Skin Cell DNA and Sperm
It is no longer science fiction: human embryos have now been made from DNA in skin cells that were fertilised with sperm, a move that redrafts the biological limits of reproduction. At an Oregon ...
Scientists have developed functional eggs from ordinary human skin cells, a proof of concept that could open up new ways to ...
Scientists created the eggs using DNA from adult skin cells, a step that could someday potentially lead to new ways to treat ...
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