Sperm-like cells made from human embryonic stem cells
July 8, 2009 | Source: Nature News
Human embryonic stem cells have been coaxed into forming sperm-like cells, Karim Nayernia of the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne and colleagues report.
They have also launched a project to produce sperm cells from induced pluripotent stem cells, which can be generated from adult cells. Such cells would make it easier to derive sperm cells from many individuals.