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.

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*