Mouse Sperm Cells Grown In Vitro

smitty777 writes "In what is being hailed as a breakthrough in male infertility, researchers from Muenster and Ben Gurion Universities were able to actually grow mouse sperm cells in a petri dish. Researchers feel this is just a short step away from human in vitro sperm cell production. The details of how this will be accomplished are still being worked out. FTA: '[According to Professor Richard Sharpe], "What this research shows is that it will be possible to make human sperm outside the body. The germ cells just need the right environment. That's the tricky part getting them to think they are in the testes." Professor Sharpe believes that one novel way may make.it possible. He proposes using a live mouse as a "host" to make human sperm. He said: "What you would do is take some human testicular tissue with germ cells and place that under the skin of the mouse and use it to incubate the cells. You could then extract any sperm and use it in fertility treatment. But we would have to demonstrate that there were no mouse cells present in the extracted sperm if we were to use this technique and I believe that's possible."'"

Comments

This will finally make men obsolete.

[Anonymous Coward]

All men will become obsolete, and militant feminists will rule the world!

Re:This will finally make men obsolete.

[Anonymous Coward]

and militant feminists will rule the world!

At that point I request death by Snu Snu.

Re:This will finally make men obsolete.

[Anonymous Coward]

I thought men were kept around to kill spiders.

Re:This will finally make men obsolete.

[Penguinisto]

Oh, bullshit. The shoe shortage alone would cause wars that would make WWII look like a minor spat, and Mom-JeansGate would make Nixon look like a saint.

On a more serious note, the only way such a society could survive for long would be as long as civilization held up. As history shows, that's not always a given.

Re:This will finally make men obsolete.

[Master Moose]

Except when it comes time to open jars.

Re:This will finally make men obsolete.

[Anonymous Coward]

If all your woman wants from you is your sperm, you're doing it right.

- fixed that for you

Cue jockeying for sports animal in...

[Oxford_Comma_Lover]

I can see them charging more based on what animal is used. "What? They're growing sperm in mice? We will grow your sperm in Lion testicles for the low price of $50,000."

Are you..

[Master Moose]

A man or a mouse?

Stuart Little

[BarryHaworth]

Now we know where Stuart Little came from.

Or perhaps why Mrs Little was so keen to adopt him.

Dominant Females

[Master Moose]

So now they propose using mice as some sort of external testicles. (furry flesh bags used for containing and growing sperm). Small and portable enough to carry in a pocket, purse or such?

People used to tell me that my wife carried my balls in her handbag - this brings it closer to relaity.

Re:Dominant Females

[PPH]

Either way, she screams and jumps up on a chair when she sees them.