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October 30, 2021 12:00 pm GMT
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2021/10/30/a-new-startup-wants-to-convert-human-blood-cells-into-viable-eggs-for-ivf.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_cam
A new startup wants to convert human blood cells into viable eggs for IVF
Thanks to the MIT Technology Review, I've learned that it is technically not impossible for a blood cell to turn into an egg cell, thanks to a process called in vitro gametogenesis:
—The first step is to take a cell from adultsay, a white blood celland convert it into a powerful stem cell.
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2021/10/30/a-new-startup-wants-to-convert-human-blood-cells-into-viable-eggs-for-ivf.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_cam
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