by rss feed | May 10, 2026 | FDA, IVG, News Feeds, stem cell IVF, weekly reads
Have we reached the reproductive frontier of lab-grown sperm? Producing oocytes in the lab has always been thought to be the initial focus in this arena. It was thought that figuring out the way to maked lab-grown sperm would take longer. Now a new report suggests...
by rss feed | Jan 25, 2026 | ESC ban, News Feeds, stem cell IVF, weekly reads
NIH just announced a fetal tissue research ban. We can also expect an end (or close to it) to funding of human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research soon. There have been signs these were coming. Fetal tissue research ban, hESCs likely next Here’s the...
by rss feed | Aug 24, 2025 | George Church eggs, News Feeds, stem cell IVF, weekly reads
A new paper from George Church on trying to make human oocytes from stem cells seems notable for quite a few reasons. Something I’ve called stem cell IVF could be a future goal for Church’s work. Over the years, Church has also discussed possible heritable...
