Stem cell technique makes first ever viable sperm-in-a-dish.

Infertility affects up to 15% of couples, with roughly one-third of all cases being caused by male infertility.  One major cause of male infertility is the failure of precursor germ cells in the testes to undergo a type of cell division called meiosis to form functional sperm cells. Several studies have reported the successful generation of germ cells from stem cells. However, the formation of … Continue reading Stem cell technique makes first ever viable sperm-in-a-dish.