New study points the way for gay men to have babies using DNA from both partners
Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.At present, gay male couples wanting a biological child of their own will need an egg from a donor.
This has DNA from the biological egg donor. Semen from one of the men then fertilizes the egg.Researchers at the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) have undertaken this new study.
The results appeared in the journal Science Advance. They undertook the process, known as in vitro gametogenesis (IVG), in mice.They removed the nucleus from a skin cell.
That’s the important part of the cell that carries all its genetic information. They then placed it in a donor egg cell which had its own nucleus removed.According to an OSHU press statement, “The investigators coaxed the skin cell’s nucleus into reducing its chromosomes by half, so that it could then be fertilized by a sperm cell to create a viable embryo.”“The goal is to produce eggs for patients who don’t have their own eggs,” said senior author, Dr.
