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Lab-grown sperm, eggs may soon allow parents to customize their future children | HFEA held a meeting last week and announced that scientists are close to growing human eggs and sperm in a lab.
Exclusive: In-vitro gametes are viewed as the holy grail of fertility research
In-vitro gametes (IVGs), eggs or sperm that are created in the lab from genetically reprogrammed skin or stem cells, are viewed as the holy grail of fertility research. By contrast, there might be a case for permitting multiplex parenting, which does not pose the same biological risks and has – to some extent – a social precedent in the form of blended families or those who maintain a relationship with non-anonymous donors. “This is the latest of a range of detailed recommendations on scientific developments that we are looking at to future-proof the HFE Act, but any decisions around UK modernising fertility law are a matter for parliament.”
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