Eggs can grow to maturity in artificial ovary

摘要

A HUMAN ovary grown in the lab from slivers of ovarian tissue has been able to turn an immature egg into one that is ready to be fertilised.rnCancer treatment can destroy women's eggs so artificial ovaries could give them many more chances of conceiving. Currently, only mature eggs are taken and frozen before treatment but if eggs could be matured outside the body, lots of immature eggs could be stored instead. Researchers, too, could use rnan artificial ovary to test if potential toxins affect maturing eggs.