Successful production of sperm from human skin

Scientists have succeeded in producing early-stage sperm from human skin cells. This technique opens up the prospect of helping thousands of infertile men, including those with cancer from childhood, to fulfill their desire to be a father.

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According to the Daily Mail, US scientists have used a mixture of chemicals to reverse the 'biological clock' in skin cells, turning them into mutable cells like stem cells. in the early stages of development.

Artificial sperm, produced from skin cells, opens up the prospect of help
Thousands of infertile men agreed to be a father.

The team then used a combination of nutrients to 'lure' them into circular cells, the proximal close to being genetically mature and seemingly normal sperm.

Dr. James Easley and colleagues from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (USA) believe they have overcome the most difficult part of sperm development. This means that raising the circular cells to the next stage - growing the tail to fertilize the egg - is relatively easy.

Experts say that the technique of 'sperm from the skin' still has to wait many years before it can be used in medical facilities. In the UK, this is at least because of a law that prohibits the use of sperm produced in laboratories.

Another obstacle is that Easley's research also faces numerous objections stemming from moral concerns. Critics say that it is wrong to interfere with the structures that make up life, and warn the bleak outlook for children to be born entirely by artificial means.

However, in the short term, this breakthrough study could lead to the creation of new infertility drugs.