Ethics of stem cell-derived gametes made in a dish: fertility for everyone?

Annelien L Bredenoord; Insoo Hyun

doi:10.15252/emmm.201607291

Ethics of stem cell-derived gametes made in a dish: fertility for everyone?

EMBO Mol Med. 2017 Apr;9(4):396-398. doi: 10.15252/emmm.201607291.

Authors

Annelien L Bredenoord¹, Insoo Hyun²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Humanities, Julius Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
² Department of Bioethics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA.

Abstract

A timely and thoughtful discussion of the ethical challenges and societal impacts presented by the recent reports demonstrating the successful in vitro generation of functional gametes from somatic and pluripotent stem cells.

MeSH terms

Cell Differentiation*
Germ Cells / physiology*
Humans
Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / ethics*
Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / trends
Stem Cell Research / ethics*
Stem Cells / physiology*