Scientists Use Stem Cells To Create Eggs In Mice

by Rob Stein, NPR

Scientists in Japan report they have created eggs from stem cells in a mammal for the first time. And the researchers went on to breed healthy offspring from the eggs they created. While the experiments involved mice, the work is being met with excitement — and questions — about doing the same thing for humans someday.

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• Morning Edition, October 5, 2012