Test-tube sperm
Researchers in Japan have devised a method for making sperm from mouse testicular tissue grown in the laboratory. The lab-made sperm could fertilize eggs that would later grow into mouse pups, the team reports in the March 24 Nature. The testicular tissue could also be frozen and thawed later to make sperm.
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