The creation of sperm cells may no longer remain a mystery as researchers for the first time have used human bone marrow for creation of early stage sperm cells. This development is expected to improve the understanding regarding how sperm cells are created. The study was conducted by a team of German scientists and for the study purpose the researchers used bone marrow of human beings and isolated it from the mesenchymal stem cells.
These cells were cultured in the laboratory and were transformed into male reproductive cells which are also known as germ cells. The presence of partly developed sperm cells called spermatagonial stem cells were seen with the genetic markers. With these encouraging results the researchers now plan undertake further tests to find out whether these stem cells could turn into mature sperms and this might involve research of another three to five years. This development might aid in curing the infertility problem occurring in men.
Via sciencedaily
