producing viable sperm using the stem cells of mice
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induce mice stem cells into creating sperm precursors, which were transplanted into infertile male mice. The mice then produced sperm that was successfully used to fertilize eggs in a lab dish.
The offspring were healthy and fertile,
There are many difficult issues ahead in applying this to humans. But it is a first step in a long long way ahead.
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