Chinese scientists have announced that a mouse produced with genetic equipment from male mice has reached adulthood. This study, which is carried out using stem cell engineering techniques, is seen as a valuable step in the field of reproductive biology.
In the study conducted under the leadership of Molecular Biologist Zhi-Kun Li, researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences produced peer cells for eggs using embryonic stem cells from male mice. The mouse born without a mother reached adulthood for the first time.
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In this study conducted in China, the cells produced were fertilized by sperm from another male mouse and embryos were born through female carriers. However, the rate of success of the procedure remained low. Most of the embryos died in the development process, while about half of the mice born could not reach adulthood.
The fact that genetic material comes from only two sperm cells can cause reasonable genetic problems. Researchers have certainly organized gene areas to overcome these problems and disabled some genes. Some of the mice obtained with the new technique reach adulthood without showing developmental disorders, but they do not have the ability to reproduce.
It has been announced that more research should be done in order to apply this technique on human beings. Scientists have shared that the findings can contribute to a more adequate understanding of genetic diseases and allow the development of new approaches to genetic -based treatments in the future.