16/10/2025
🧬 Scientists achieved something that was thought to be impossible.”
For the first time, US scientists have created early-stage human embryos by using DNA taken from people’s skin cells — and then fertilising it with s***m.
Prof Shoukhrat Mitalipov, a world-renowned pioneer in the field, says: "We have to perfect it. Eventually, I think that's where the future will go because there are more and more patients that cannot have children."
"The biggest group who could benefit are women of advanced maternal age — and those whose fertility was affected by chemotherapy."
"This breakthrough could, in the future, help overcome infertility caused by age or disease, as it shows that almost any cell in the body could potentially become the starting point for new life. It might even open the door for same-sex couples to have a genetically related child."
However, the technique is still in its earliest stages and could take a decade or more before any fertility clinic could consider using it. Experts call it a major scientific milestone — but also one that raises deep ethical, emotional, and social questions.
What do you think?
💭 Should science explore this path further?
⚖️ Is it an ethical and supportive step towards helping infertile or same-sex couples?
❤️ Or does it blur lines we’re not ready to cross yet?
US scientists testing the technique say it could help people overcome infertility and potentially allow same-sex couples to have a genetically related child.
