Bone Marrow Stem Cell Conversion
Scientists from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne led by biologist Karim Nayernia discovered a method of creating partly developed sperm cells, otherwise known as "spermatogonial" stem cells, from the bone marrow of both sexes, entirely in-vitro (outside the human body), and is seeking funding to see whether such techniques can be used to make female sperm.
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