You Too Can Have Rugrats. 👶👶👶

[Franco Verum]

OHSU researchers create human eggs from skin cells, pointing to new frontier in fertility treatment - oregonlive.com

OHSU researchers create human eggs from skin cells, pointing to new frontier in fertility treatment

Scientists describe the technique as an early proof of concept and say it could take at least a decade of further research before clinical translation.

www.oregonlive.com

 

[rareboy]

Great news, I suppose.

 

[unloadonme]

The lab work has been described as "proof of concept". I imagine it will be many years before the method is used to create full-term babies.

Human skin cells are turned into eggs in fertility breakthrough

Scientists say their early-stage work could help older women or same-sex male couples have children

www.theguardian.com

 

[Kahaih]

Because 8 billion idiots trying to consume what's left of a dying planet isn't enough.

LOL They better hurry up.

 

[Charon]

Nope.

 

[Franco Verum]

The lab work has been described as "proof of concept". I imagine it will be many years before the method is used to create full-term babies.

Human skin cells are turned into eggs in fertility breakthrough

Scientists say their early-stage work could help older women or same-sex male couples have children

www.theguardian.com

The only trick they have left to do is to make the embryo drop half its chromosomes from one male partner, and take the other half from his partner. It's closer than you think.

 

[Harke the Boeotarch]

I remember that cartoon.

 

[Thad1527]

I never liked the Rugrats cartoon. But the woman who voiced Tommy Pickles in animated versions, E.G.Daily, was a one-hit wonder as a singer:

 

[Thad1527]

And if, like me, you're old enough to remember that song...you're too old to be having children.

 

[Franco Verum]

Some of us remember her from a different place.

 

[Peloso]

Let me know when they can gestate outside of the womb. And quickly.

I need to build me an army.

 

[Franco Verum]

Great minds think alike.

 

[Peloso]

Is that a declaration of war?

 

[Harke the Boeotarch]

Let me know when they can gestate outside of the womb. And quickly.

I need to build me an army.

Sorry!

Björk was first.

 

[Franco Verum]

Is that a declaration of war?

You better believe it sister!

 

[cityboy-stl]

I'd rather get a dog.

 

[Peloso]

You better believe it sister!

 

[Franco Verum]

Ethos THIS!
My babies will have built in flamethrowers and racing stripe tattoos.

 

[Peloso]

^ Mine will have wheels and rabies

 

[Franco Verum]

^ Mine will have wheels and rabies

Didn't you already do that with your last batch?