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Are male eggs and female sperm on the horizon?
02 February 2008
Peter Aldhous
Magazine issue 2641
"FEMALE sperm", "male eggs" and "same-sex reproduction" - whether
these terms fill you with hope or disgust, a reproductive revolution
is already in progress. In a handful of labs across the world,
biologists are trying to make genetically male cells develop into
eggs, and female cells into sperm. If successful, their efforts might
one day allow lesbian and gay couples to have children that are
genetically their own.
Now Greg Aharonian, a patent analyst from San Francisco, is trying to
patent the technologies that could make this possible. In part,
Aharonian's goal is to stimulate debate. He argues that lesbians and
gay men have a right to know about developments in biology that could
allow same-sex reproduction. Aharonian also wants to undermine the
argument that marriage should remain an exclusively heterosexual
institution because its main purpose is procreation. "I'm a
troublemaker," he admits.
In the US, where reproductive clinics are ...
The complete article is 1567 words long.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Article Preview
Are male eggs and female sperm on the horizon?
02 February 2008
Peter Aldhous
Magazine issue 2641
"FEMALE sperm", "male eggs" and "same-sex reproduction" - whether
these terms fill you with hope or disgust, a reproductive revolution
is already in progress. In a handful of labs across the world,
biologists are trying to make genetically male cells develop into
eggs, and female cells into sperm. If successful, their efforts might
one day allow lesbian and gay couples to have children that are
genetically their own.
Now Greg Aharonian, a patent analyst from San Francisco, is trying to
patent the technologies that could make this possible. In part,
Aharonian's goal is to stimulate debate. He argues that lesbians and
gay men have a right to know about developments in biology that could
allow same-sex reproduction. Aharonian also wants to undermine the
argument that marriage should remain an exclusively heterosexual
institution because its main purpose is procreation. "I'm a
troublemaker," he admits.
In the US, where reproductive clinics are ...
The complete article is 1567 words long.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress