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Lab-Grown Sperm Technique for Infertility
A start-up claims to have developed a technique to grow sperm in the lab, potentially helping infertile men. However, experts suggest this method may need gene editing to be effective.
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Men who do not produce sperm can’t be helped by existing fertility treatments, but a start-up is now claiming it can grow their sperm in the lab. Columnist Michael Le Page suspects this technique will have to be combined with gene editing if it is to help many men
2026-05-26 09:00 UTC