Cell breakthrough a step toward curing infertility

Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, working with a team at Cambridge University, have successfully created primordial germ cells - the embryonic cells that give rise to sperm and ova - in a test tube. The breakthrough, which scientists have been pursuing for years, according to Dr. Jacob Hanna of the Institute's Molecular Genetics Department, could one day provide a solution for infertile men and women, allowing individuals who have undergone medical traumas like chemotherapy or age-related events such as menopause to once again produce children.

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