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Scientists from China said Thursday they have finally succeeded in creating functioning sperm from mouse embryonic stem cells in the laboratory, a major scientific development that could some day lead to a treatment for male infertility in humans.
The researchers, who described their groundbreaking technique in the U.S. journal Cell Stem Cell, then successfully used the functional sperm cells to produce healthy mouse offspring, which went on to give birth to the next generation.
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