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more about #stemcells sybann: This is wonderful! Please alert me when us flat chested sisters can do the same. Just one damn cup size... #breastcancer more » BearDownCBears: That'll do, pig. #breastcancer more » Kilotwat: I don't want no mutant titties... or do I? #breastcancer more » sara-without-an-h: Biotechnology is going to change the world as we know it. So I wish we could have conversations now, about what should be legal and what shouldn't be.... more » curiousgeorgiana: Story's like this just make me amazed at what humans are capable of discovering. Anecdote: My mom had open heart surgery and when they cut open her ... more » XandraMatchbox: So, you get your breast(s) removed because of cancer. Why would you want to grow new ones? more » Rose.Selavy.Needs.A.Drink: Yeah, but just wait, some ignorant politician will try and ban it from any healthcare program. #breastcancer more » Rooo sez BISH PLZ: You know those "Handmaiden's Tale" devotee types didn't see this twist coming. more » ivorytusk: My husband and I did in vitro fertilization, so wasn't my kid that I'm currently pregnant with . . . made in a dish? On a weird side note, I actually ... more » sciencerules: Also, you can't just make people in a dish. Uteruses are kind of important, as well as all the hormones and whatnot. You can fertilize cells in a di... more » utensil42: Um...aren't we already creating human life in "dishes" already? Like, all the time? What the hell do these people think happens with IVF? It's not lik... more » merv: yeah, I pretty much love the picture you've chosen to accompany this article. more » geekgirlliz: So my baby sis and bro, being a product of artificial insemination are essentially 'dish babies' and therefor not OK according to the media? They loo... more » Brigit: I love how every time some news come out about reproductive research the usual suspects start running around like headless chickens while screaming "I... more » so5minutesago: Could this mean that, eventually, a lesbian couple would be able to have a child to which they were both biologically related? more » Rare Affinity: Actually if you can store sperm and use it years after beng donated to fertilise an egg, then you would only need to keep a sufficiently large supply ... more » Jello Mix: Parthenogenesis, here I come! more » AmericanSplendor: You know what, crazy public that fears all? All this sciency shit isn't going to replace real, old-timey baby-making. Why? BECAUSE PEOPLE LOVE SCREWING. more » tscheese: ...Wait. Doesn't a stem cell require, in some cases, a fertilized egg? Which requires sperm, right? (Since, last I checked, humans aren't very good at... more » A Small Turnip: I love how the Sun's headline this morning was MEN ARE DOOMED. That's right. We only keep you around for your sperm. Your worth as a human being mea... more » -
#weirdscience
Breast Intentions
Doctors are hopeful that new stem cell technology will allow women to regrow breasts within the next three years. The technique - which involves injecting fat tissue into a biodegradable chamber - has already proved successful in pigs. [Telegraph] -
#aremennecessary
Scientists Make Sperm From Stem Cells, Media Fears "Petri Dish" Babies
Scientists say they've created the first human sperm from stem cells, but, as several news outlets hasten to reassure us, that doesn't mean we'll soon be "producing human life in a dish." More » -
#invitroregulation
New Rules Will Make Stem Cell Research Easier
In a repeal of Bush-era limitations, federal funding can now be used on any existing embryonic stem cell line, as long as the initial embryo was created for IVF and freely given by a well-informed donor. [Washington Post] -
#leftovers
Nixon: Interracial Pregnancy Grounds For Abortion • Tattooed Teen Admits To Telling Tall Tales
• Richard Nixon apparently thought interracial pregnancy was grounds for abortion. On a newly released tape, he reportedly says, "There are times when an abortion is necessary. I know that. When you have a black and a white." • More » -
#difficultdecisions
Abandoned Embryos And The Complexities Of Reproductive Technology
What do you do with 2,000 abandoned embryos? Dr. Robert Anderson's answer to this question highlights how the simple combination of sperm and egg has become complicated in the age of reproductive technology. More » -
#creationism
Uteri To The Rescue
University of São Paulo scientists used stem cells harvested from fallopian tubes discarded after hysterectomies or sterilizations to create a variety of other tissue lines. They hope someday to be able to create fallopian tubes to potentially treat infertility. [BBC] More » -
#wombraiders
Research Suggests Women May Produce Eggs As Adults
Scientists have found evidence that adult women have stem cells in their ovaries that let them generate more eggs, challenging the long-standing belief that women are born with a fixed number of ova. More » -
#leftovers
Japanese Penis Festival Celebrates Fertility • "Chia Obama" Deemed Inappropriate
• Yesterday, thousands gathered to celebrate the Steel Phallus festival in Kawasaki, Japan. The fertility festival traditionally falls on the first Sunday in April, and centers around a penis-venerating shrine. Sounds fun! • More » -
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#leftovers
Recovering Otter Cuddles Teddy Bear • Russian Baby Born With Two Penises
• This poor otter was near death when Camilla Ravenshear found him wandering alone on the road. He is now feeling much better, and is now taking comfort in his new teddy bear friend. • More »
