Prof Katsuhiko Hayashi, a developmental geneticist, states that viable human sex cells could be created in laboratories within seven years. His lab is working on transforming adult skin and blood cells into eggs and sperm using in-vitro gametogenesis (IVG). This technology might allow biological children for anyone, regardless of fertility or age, and could facilitate same-sex couples having children. Lab-grown eggs may also help reverse population decline, offering significant impacts on social policy and fertility options for women at older ages.
Prof Katsuhiko Hayashi predicts that creating viable human sex cells in labs is achievable within seven years, enabling transformations of adult skin or blood cells into gametes.
Lab-grown eggs are seen as a potential solution for reversing population decline and could provide avenues for human gene editing, benefiting various social groups.
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