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Mice produce sperm from monkeys Wednesday, February 4, 2004

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Posted 04 February 2004 - 09:35 AM

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Mice produce sperm from monkeys
By Dr David Whitehouse
BBC News Online science editor

Mice have been used to produce viable monkey sperm using tissue transplanted from the testes of macaques.

The US scientists involved say their work might one day help to conserve animals that are facing extinction.

It might also be possible to grow human sperm in mice, although the team agree this would be a controversial move.

The researchers, from the universities of Pennsylvania and California, report their studies in the latest issue of the journal Biology of Reproduction.

In 2002, the same team produced goat and pig sperm from mice. It was the first time that sperm had been produced outside the original animal.

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Posted 04 February 2004 - 03:09 PM

I think it would be ok for the fact of endangered animals, but you know there are going to be sickos out there...
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Posted 04 February 2004 - 04:54 PM

I'm in favor of anything involving monkey sperm because it gives me more opportunities to say "monkey sperm".
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Posted 04 February 2004 - 05:00 PM

I can see no good resulting from this.
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Posted 04 February 2004 - 05:15 PM

Hmmm. Another step towards removing the need for males in our culture.

Damn.
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Posted 04 February 2004 - 11:41 PM

Rats: the new Superhuman.
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Posted 05 February 2004 - 08:07 AM

Hey, if we can produce a talking rat who wears a baseball cap, not unlike Rizzo the Rat (from the Muppets), I'll be happy.
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Posted 05 February 2004 - 11:44 AM

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Posted 06 February 2004 - 03:45 AM

QUOTE (WalrusOfPlastic @ Feb 4 2004, 05:15 PM)
Hmmm. Another step towards removing the need for males in our culture.

Damn.

I don't think our culture needs you anyway.
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Posted 07 February 2004 - 08:13 PM

hee hee that was funny MP.

did they say they could make human sperm.
i didn't know there was a shortage.
if there ever was they could pay high school jocks for theirs. of course who would want theirs. i wouldn't want to have a baby made from rats either.
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Posted 07 February 2004 - 08:32 PM

QUOTE (sinister grinner @ Feb 7 2004, 08:13 PM)
hee hee that was funny MP.

did they say they could make human sperm.
i didn't know there was a shortage.
if there ever was they could pay high school jocks for theirs. of course who would want theirs. i wouldn't want to have a baby made from rats either.

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