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At Long Last, Mice Produce Sperm From Monkeys

Posted by timothy on from the not-this-monkey dept.

Hoon Mihn Fao writes "The BBC Reports: 'Mice have been used to produce viable monkey sperm using tissue transplanted from the testes of macaques. The U.S. scientists involved say their work might one day help to conserve animals that are facing extinction.'"

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  1. And the understatement of the year award by eclectro · · Score: 3, Insightful

    goes to this statement;

    It might also be possible to grow human sperm in mice, although the team agree this would be a controversial move.

    Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

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    Take the cheese to sickbay, the doctor should see it as soon as possible - B'Elanna Torres, "Learning Curve"
    1. Re:And the understatement of the year award by eclectro · · Score: 4, Insightful

      But what I wonder is, why is it controversial to grow human sperm in mice, but it's not controversial to grow monkey sperm in mice?!?!?

      The problem I primarily have is having to tell some kid that his biological father was a mouse.

      Imagine the kind of brain fsck you would be handing the kid.

      At least in THX1138 everybody came from the same set of jars.

      --
      Take the cheese to sickbay, the doctor should see it as soon as possible - B'Elanna Torres, "Learning Curve"