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Sperm Made From Female Bone Marrow, Men Obsolete?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the what-some-women-have-been-saying-for-years dept.

Shaitan Apistos writes "British scientists have discovered a way to turn female bone marrow into sperm, allowing women to reproduce without the need of male companionship. All children born of this method would be female, due the lack Y chromosomes, and there is high chance of birth defects. Eggs also can be created from male bone marrow, but men looking to reproduce would still need to find a surrogate mother to handle the gestation period. I'd like to take a moment to welcome our new amazonian overlords and remind them that men are still very good at mowing lawns and fixing cars."

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  1. dont forget by User+956 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd like to take a moment to welcome our new amazonian overlords and remind them that men are still very good at mowing lawns and fixing cars.

    Also, SNOO SNOO!

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  2. damn. by theheadlessrabbit · · Score: 5, Funny

    as soon as scientists develop a machine that automatically opens pickle jars, men are fscked.

    I don't want to be obsolete.
    now I know how Windows feels. :(

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  3. More seriously... by DrYak · · Score: 5, Funny

    This could be genuine good news for :
    - Homosexual couples (2 lesbians, or 2 gay men + 1 surrogate mother)
    - Couples where 1 is trans gender (and lack the correct type of gonads)
    One day such technology would enable both parents in such couples to be the biological parents.

    Now back to humour :
    Yes, we *DO* welcome our new Amazon overlords.
    Specially since, if as a consequence of this the percentage of women increases in the general population, this new girls:boys ratio (men are rare) when added to eons-old instinct (sex drive) will finally increases the chances for the average /. to get laid.

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    1. Re:More seriously... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Have you _SEEN_ the average /.er? It's more likely that that's the reason why women would seek this.

  4. Women of the world, I entreat thee! by Junior+J.+Junior+III · · Score: 5, Funny

    Before you go throwing out the male gender, stop for a moment and consider this:

    Sperm extracted from my bone is a lot less painful to obtain than from your bones. Think about it!

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    1. Re:Women of the world, I entreat thee! by swarsron · · Score: 5, Funny

      great, now they're going to rip our bones out to make sperm. Way to go, traitor!

  5. Re:Too bad.... by Znork · · Score: 5, Funny

    If men had been the ones carrying the babies I'd betcha good money that we'd have had artificial wombs perfected in the 1930's.

  6. Re:We discussed males and females, so.... by tacocat · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess after being told to "Go Fuck Yourself" for so many years, these scientists finally found a way to do it.

    There will be some interesting debates raging about this one for a long time. I'm of the opinion that on the whole, we are better off with the process of gene mixing than practicing self-eugenics.