When it comes, in-vitro gametes (IVG) will change the way people have babies.
IVG would let someone create an egg or sperm cell from any cell of the human body.
That means a bit of skin could become a sperm that fertilizes an egg with someones genetic material.
Embryologist Ric Ross holds a dish with human embryos at the La Jolla IVF Clinic February 28, 2007 in La Jolla, California.© Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images
This could result in offspring genetically related to four parents, who would technically be the childs genetic grandparents.
Theres no agreement among scientists as to how far off these actually are, she said during the presentation.
In 2021, U.S. scientists promised they could make it happen by 2023.
They missed the deadline.
Scientists have, however, been able to make children fromtwo male miceusing IVG.
The introduction of IVG would change the way we think about conception, genetics, and children.
Humans bred one way for thousands of years and in-vitro fertilization is only about 50 years old.
HFEAs conference was a little dry, but it was interesting.
That alone makes it worth listening to.
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