Researchers Create Artificial Ova from Stem Cells – Pro-lifers Warn Against Embryo Farming
Researchers Create Artificial Ova from Stem Cells – Pro-lifers Warn Against Embryo Farming by LifeSiteNews.com KNOXVILLE, May 11, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A team of scientists at the University of Tennessee has created artificial human ova using stem cells taken from the surface of the ovaries of five women aged 39 to 52. The cells were treated with a growth-stimulating oestrogen medium called phenol red and developed into human ova. One of the many problems faced by IVF researchers and commercial facilities is the shortage of useable ova. Ova are difficult to obtain and store frozen. Women undergoing IVF treatments have […]
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