Exclusive: In-vitro gametes are viewed as the holy grail of fertility research
"Mass-producing eggs and sperm in a laboratory in order to have a baby with yourself or three other people in a “multiplex” parenting arrangement might sound like the plot of a dystopian novel.
But these startling scenarios are under consideration by the UK’s fertility watchdog, which has concluded that the technology could be on the brink of viability."
That’s weird
I guess the answer is in the next line:
“Bolstered by Silicon Valley investment“
It’s certainly different. I was going to say unique, but that would be incorrect.
Idk about dystopian
Synthetic humans and the augment wars - here we come!
Filthy Tanks
Hey, anybody ever read “Brave New World”?
This honestly sounds really interesting for same-sex families. I hope this technology works out sooner rather than later. It would be really nice to potentially have a fully biological family like straight couples :)
(And it might eventually be way less expensive than adopting donor eggs/sperm)
Would lesbians be able to have boys if both gave their material? Women only have X sex chromosomes and men have both X and Y, so if I’m not mistaken two (or more) lesbians wouldn’t be able to conceive boys.
I honestly have no idea. Interesting to think about, though.
Does anyone know if having a baby with yourself carries the same genetic risks as breeding with first cousins?
Good question. I thought it would be more like having a clone of yourself, but maybe that’s the same issue? Copy of a copy?
Yeah, copy of the copy is probably a bad idea.
You’re not wrong, but the technology is coming.
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