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record. That does not mean that there is any change to the Message which
says clearly that we must not use any drug except for medical purposes.
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Scientists create sperm from skin sample
Scientists hope a new technique to generate early stage sperm cells could help male cancer survivors become fathers.
8:00AM BST 29 Aug 2012
Scientists have found that a man’s fertility could be restored by the growing of early stage sperm from a skin sample.
Research evidence suggests that adult cells, such as those of the skin, can be induced to return to a more primitive state and then turned into different cell types.
To see if it was possible to produce sperm cells, a team at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in the US grew stem cells from skin samples and found they were able to generate key cells, including early stage sperm cells.
It is hoped the technique could help men who had cancer during childhood become fathers, as infertility can be a side effect of some cancer treatments.
Dr. Charles Easley, the study’s lead author, said: “Sperm can be banked for future artificial insemination procedures, but that does not help some patients, such as pre-pubertal boys.
“There are procedures to store testicular tissue prior to cancer therapy, but men who didn’t have the opportunity to save tissue are permanently sterile, and so far there are no cures for their sterility.”
The scientists say their findings show it might one day be possible to restore fertility for sterile men with an easily obtained skin sample.
“No one has been able to make human sperm from pluripotent stem cells (stem cells that can become almost any cell in the body) in the lab, but this research indicates it might be possible,” Dr. Easley said.
“This model also gives us a unique opportunity to study the molecular signals that govern the process, allowing us to learn much more about how sperm are made. “Perhaps one day this will lead to new ways of diagnosing and treating male infertility.”
The process is likely to raise concerns in some quarters however, as critics are wary of creating human life through artificial means and stem cell research remains controversial.
The latest development comes after British scientists claimed earlier this year to have made a major breakthrough by creating brain tissue from human skin.
WARNING FROM RAEL: For those who don't use their intelligence at its
full capacity, the label "selected by RAEL" on some articles does not
mean that I agree with their content or support it. "Selected by RAEL"
means that I believe it is important for the people of this planet to
know about what people think or do, even when what they think or do is
completely stupid and against our philosophy. When I selected articles
in the past about stupid Christian fundamentalists in America praying
for rain, I am sure no Rael-Science reader was stupid enough to believe
that I was supporting praying to change the weather. So, when I select
articles which are in favor of drugs, anti-Semitic, anti-Jewish, racist,
revisionist, or inciting hatred against any group or religion, or any
other stupid article, it does not mean that I support them. It just
means that it is important for all human beings to know about them.
Common sense, which is usually very good among our readers, is good
enough to understand that. When, like in the recent articles on drug
decriminalization, it is necessary to make it clearer, I add a comment,
which in this case was very clear: I support decriminalizing all drugs,
as it is stupid to throw depressed and sad people (as only depressed and
sad people use drugs) in prison and ruin their life with a criminal
record. That does not mean that there is any change to the Message which
says clearly that we must not use any drug except for medical purposes.
The same applies to the freedom of expression which must be absolute.
That does not mean again of course that I agree with anti-Jews,
anti-Semites, racists of any kind or anti-Raelians. But by knowing your
enemies or the enemies of your values, you are better equipped to fight
them. With love and respect of course, and with the wonderful sentence
of the French philosopher Voltaire in mind: "I disapprove of what you
say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it".
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"Ethics" is simply a last-gasp attempt by deist conservatives and
orthodox dogmatics to keep humanity in ignorance and obscurantism,
through the well tried fermentation of fear, the fear of science and
new technologies.
There is nothing glorious about what our ancestors call history,
it is simply a succession of mistakes, intolerances and violations.
On the contrary, let us embrace Science and the new technologies
unfettered, for it is these which will liberate mankind from the
myth of god, and free us from our age old fears, from disease,
death and the sweat of labour.
Rael
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