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To: Brumar89 who wrote (1007880)3/25/2017 12:33:48 PM
From: bentway   of 1575761
 
How We Talk About Men Having Babies With Men

Scientists may have discovered a way for men to reproduce without a woman's egg. Coverage has been baffling.

inverse.com

A groundbreaking fertilization experiment in which mice produced “motherless”offspring has been making waves online for almost a month now — and for good reason. In the experiment, scientists successfully bypassed the fertilization of an egg and created embryos by fusing sperm with cells derived from skin or other tissue. That’s groundbreaking stuff and it has been heralded as such by numerous media outlets, but those same publications have been quick to harp on one of the potential uses for this procedure: helping gay men conceive children together using two sets of DNA. That’s certainly an interesting thought experiment, but before we have a parade, it’s worth considering a few questions about the application of this scientific breakthrough and what it doesn’t mean...
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