Oh I was mistaken, sort of. There is something called Parthenote Stem Cells
Parthenotes are eggs that have been artificially activated without
sperm. This happens spontaneously in nature in all mammals, including
humans, but the process is not well understood. If successfully
activated, the egg undergoes early cell divisions similar to
fertilized eggs, but cannot give rise to an offspring. Parthenotes
can, however, give rise to pluripotent stem cells, as has been
demonstrated for several animal species, including monkey and mouse.
No human parthenote stem cells exist at this time, which is why it is
a current focus of Bedford Foundation scientists.
http://www.bedfordresearch.org/stemcell/stemcell.php?item=stemcell_parthenotes
At 05:07 PM 3/26/2009, Jim Lubin wrote:
No, stem cells can not be extracted from an unfertilized egg alone.
At 12:35 PM 3/26/2009, Tracey L. Black wrote:
This may sound like a really stupid question, and I haven't
researched it, but if I wanted to, could I donate some of my eggs
to be used in stem cell for my daughter?
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