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Mice Produced Using Artificial Sperm

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the photocopied-mice dept.

vasanth writes to tell us scientists have successfully grown mice from artificial sperm. The sperm was created from embryonic stem cells and implanted into female mice. There were a few problems, including that some of the mice showed abnormal patterns of growth and difficulty breathing. The hope here is to assist couples who are having difficulties with conception.

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  1. Aborting Research by Doc+Ruby · · Score: 0, Troll

    Bush is threatening to use his first-ever veto over his Republican Congress to keep public funding from increasing embryonic stemcell research the way it subsidizes all the rest of American medical R&D.

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  2. Re:OK, I'll be the party pooper here by Jester998 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Ever hear of 'survival of the fittest'?

    If someone is retarded enough to play a 'sport', repeatedly get kicked in the gonads (but keeps playing), then complain when he can't procreate, maybe it's a good thing he can't reproduce.