<http://thehumanfuture.blogspot.com/2008/10/scientists-grow-eggs-from-five-year-old.html>Scientists grow eggs from five-year-old girls
A colleague just sent me <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/health/3264483/Scientists-grow-eggs-from-five-year-old-girls.html>this article. Last year, when I was in London, attending the annual ISMAAR conference on Mild Approaches to Assisted Reproduction, I heard <http://www.northwestern.edu/neurobiology/faculty/woodruff.html>Teresa Woodruff from Northwestern speak on her research in this area. This article in today's London Telegraph states, "Scientists have grown eggs from tissue taken from five-year-old girls meaning future childhood cancer sufferers could go on to have children of their own." Sounds wonderful and promising for these little girls, should they ever be at risk of lost fertility from cancer treatments. What were their results? "They worked with 19 patients between the ages of five and 20. On average they were able to retrieve an average of nine eggs per patient and 34 per cent of them were successfully matured." Critically though, this technology can be used by women who just want to delay childbearing. Also, concerns over germ line manipulation taking place in ovarian tissue for screening in or screening out genetic traits for future children. Curious, Dr. Woodruff spoke on this technique and its use for preserving endangered and threatened species. <*}}}>< <http://www.holypostage.com/>Holy Postage ~ Share your faith <*}}}>< <*}}}>< <http://www.flickr.com/groups/holypostage/>Holy Postage on <http://www.flickr.com/groups/holypostage/>Flickr <*}}}>< <*}}}>< <http://holypostage.mofuse.mobi/>Holy Postage on your Mobile <*}}}>< Holy Postage ~ Share your faith <http://holypostage.mofuse.mobi/> Lord, may everything we do begin with Your inspiration and continue with Your help, so that all our prayers and works may begin in You and by You be happily ended. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. <*}}}>< <http://www.holypostage.com/>Holy Postage ~ Share your faith <*}}}>< <*}}}>< <http://www.flickr.com/groups/holypostage/>Holy Postage on <http://www.flickr.com/groups/holypostage/>Flickr <*}}}>< <*}}}>< <http://holypostage.mofuse.mobi/>Holy Postage on your Mobile <*}}}>< Holy Postage ~ Share your faith --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Please note that I do not send or open attachments sent to this list. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Catholics on Fire" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Catholics-on-Fire May the blessing of Jesus and our Blessed Mother be with you -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
