by Sam Rhine | Jan 8, 2015 | Gene Therepy, News, Research, Stem Cells
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have successfully created human primordial germ cells (PGC) from pluripotent stem cells. These are the cells that will form the ova in females and sperm in males. Previously this had only been done with mouse and rat stem...
by Sam Rhine | Jan 8, 2015 | Gene Therepy, Indiana University, Research
Researchers at Indiana University, et. al., have demonstrated a technique for editing and removing a harmful gene from mouse spermatogonial cells and replacing the it with a normal version of the gene. This is a ‘Proof of Concept’ paper that could have...