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Rudimentary egg and sperm cells made from stem cells

A feat achieved for the first time in humans could be a step towards a cure for infertility.

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Cyranoski, D. Rudimentary egg and sperm cells made from stem cells. Nature (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2014.16636

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