Summary
Scientists have created human eggs in a laboratory using DNA from skin cells. This research could help women who are unable to have children using their own eggs and could also allow gay couples to have genetically related children. The process is still in its early stages, with embryos showing genetic abnormalities.
Key Facts
- Scientists created human eggs with genes from adult skin cells.
- The research aims to help infertile women and gay couples have children with their own genes.
- The technique used is similar to the one used for cloning Dolly the sheep.
- Scientists replaced DNA in a donor egg with DNA from a woman's skin cell.
- They produced 82 eggs and fertilized them to develop embryos.
- Nine percent of embryos reached a stage suitable for potential womb transfer.
- Embryos showed genetic abnormalities, making them unsuitable for implantation.
- The development is part of a field called in vitro gametogenesis (IVG).
