Creating a sperm or egg from any cell? Reproduction revolution on the horizon
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A clinician prepares cells for in vitro fertilization, or IVF, the treatment for infertility.In the future, it could be joined by IVG, in vitro gametogenesis, a new process that could turn any cell first into a stem cell and then into a sperm or egg cell.Lluis Gene/AFP via Getty Images It's a Wednesday morning at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine in downtown Washington, D.C., and Dr. Eli Adashi is opening an unprecedented gathering: It's titled "In-Vitro Derived Human Gametes as a Reproductive Technology."
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