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Women may be able to grow own sperm
Telegraph.co.uk ^ | April 14, 2007 | Roger Highfield

Posted on 04/15/2007 2:24:38 PM PDT by MoochPooch

Women could one day grow their own sperm, says a scientist who today claims to have turned bone marrow into early-stage sperm cells.

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His team is now studying how to grow fully fledged sperm from bone marrow as a means to restore fertility in young men who have undergone cancer treatments. It could be five years before trials start.

Prof Karim Nayernia and his colleagues have completed similar experiments with female mice.

Within a few months, they expect to see if the method can be extended so that early-stage sperm can in principle be made from women, too.

Along with cloning, this could mark the second technique that makes men redundant.

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Will men be obsolete? Or can we still keep a few parts? ;-)

Seriously, I wonder about the ramifications of playing G-d.

1 posted on 04/15/2007 2:24:41 PM PDT by MoochPooch
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Women could one day grow their own sperm

think I’ve met some who could do that now....


2 posted on 04/15/2007 2:26:42 PM PDT by wildcatf4f3 (Hey, this aint like the 1960s, this is like the 1860s.)
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To: wildcatf4f3

Mmmmm...Rosie?


3 posted on 04/15/2007 2:27:22 PM PDT by RichInOC (No! BAD Rich!)
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4 posted on 04/15/2007 2:27:56 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
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To: MoochPooch

I think most women still prefer to acquire it the normal way.


5 posted on 04/15/2007 2:29:28 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Hunter-Thompson '08)
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

6 posted on 04/15/2007 2:29:39 PM PDT by South40 (Amnesty for ILLEGALS Is A Slap In The Face To The USBP!!)
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

While her salute isn’t perfect, it’s still a hell of a lot better than the pathetic salute that Kerry gave. It’s hard to believe that limp wristed boob was ever in the military.


7 posted on 04/15/2007 2:32:09 PM PDT by spinestein (Long live the new media!)
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To: MoochPooch

there’s absolutely no reason to be doing this research except to promote the homosexual agenda.


8 posted on 04/15/2007 2:33:06 PM PDT by balch3
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To: South40

9 posted on 04/15/2007 2:33:33 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
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To: MoochPooch; rzeznikj at stout
0MG

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T3H 5P3RM!


10 posted on 04/15/2007 2:33:52 PM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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Women could one day grow their own sperm. . . .

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Is that how they do it?

12 posted on 04/15/2007 2:36:34 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson (You need tons click "co-ordinating")
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To: wildcatf4f3

LOL


13 posted on 04/15/2007 2:38:23 PM PDT by Bigg Red (You are either with us or with the terrorists.)
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To: South40

Now if they can figure a way that Rosie can deliver it orally it will be fruit boot heaven.


14 posted on 04/15/2007 2:39:39 PM PDT by sgtbono2002 (I will forgive Jane Fonda, when the Jews forgive Hitler.)
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Best news I've heard in a long time!

"It's not nice to fool mother nature!"
SHAZAM!

Seriously, the unintended consequences of this delusion can only be imagined. And I don't mean nice ones.
Ignoring the evolution of human beings for 100,000 or 6 million years (take your pick) for the convenience or benefit of deviants and perverts will have its own built-in "rewards" surprises.

Have at it!

15 posted on 04/15/2007 2:40:15 PM PDT by Publius6961 (MSM: Israelis are killed by rockets; Lebanese are killed by Israelis.)
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Within a few months, they expect to see if the method can be extended so that early-stage sperm can in principle be made from women, too.

For a woman to engage in viable spermatogenesis she would have to have a brain transplant and an ovariectomy. The female brain regulates gonadotropins in a cyclical fashion whereas the male brain regulates gonadotropins in a steady-state fashion. Spermatogenesis requires a constant or steady-state stimulation via gonadotropins.

16 posted on 04/15/2007 2:40:40 PM PDT by Rudder
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If men aren’t allowed to grow their own eggs, this might violate the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause. Maybe men will now need an ERA.


17 posted on 04/15/2007 2:40:51 PM PDT by H.Akston (Jihad - my struggle - mien kampf.)
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To: MoochPooch

This needs to be banned. I saw this coming (no pun) a decade ago. There are certain things that need to be stopped before they are born.


18 posted on 04/15/2007 2:42:52 PM PDT by Maelstorm (A wise man develops a philosophy that drives his politics not the other way around.)
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To: sgtbono2002
This could redefine Father's Day.

And what do you want to bet they'll try to do just that?

19 posted on 04/15/2007 2:43:13 PM PDT by South40 (Amnesty for ILLEGALS Is A Slap In The Face To The USBP!!)
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To: MoochPooch

We are SO screwed.


20 posted on 04/15/2007 2:43:13 PM PDT by SJSAMPLE
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