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Infertile people, gay and trans couples yearn for progress on lab-made eggs and sperm

Diana and Paul Zucknick have tried repeatedly and unsuccessfully to have children. The Austin, Texas, couple are intrigued by scientific research that may someday make it possible to create eggs and sperm from their skin cells. Montinique Monroe for NPR hide caption

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Shots - Health News

Infertile people, gay and trans couples yearn for progress on lab-made eggs and sperm

An experimental technology that might someday allow infertile couples, as well as gay and trans couples, to have genetically related children stirs hope. So far, the technique has worked in mice.

People have been searching for this song from 'The X-Files' for 25 years. Until now

The show had a distinctive opening tune, but that's not the mystery fans were looking to solve. Fox/Liaison/Getty Images hide caption

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Television

People have been searching for this song from 'The X-Files' for 25 years. Until now

by Erika Ryan

3 min

People have been searching for this song from 'The X-Files' for 25 years. Until now

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Infertile people, gay and trans couples yearn for progress on lab-made eggs and sperm

Diana and Paul Zucknick have tried repeatedly and unsuccessfully to have children. The Austin, Texas, couple are intrigued by scientific research that may someday make it possible to create eggs and sperm from their skin cells. Montinique Monroe for NPR hide caption

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Infertile people, gay and trans couples yearn for progress on lab-made eggs and sperm

by Rob Stein

8 min

Infertile people, gay and trans couples yearn for progress on lab-made eggs and sperm

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The New Hampshire primary is a little unusual for Democrats this year

Stanley Piper talks with Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., at the New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton, N.H. on Dec. 8, 2023. Tamara Keith/NPR hide caption

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The New Hampshire primary is a little unusual for Democrats this year

by Tamara Keith

3 min

The New Hampshire primary is a little unusual for Democrats this year

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10 years later, the 'Beyoncé' surprise drop still offers lessons about control

Beyoncé performs during the MTV Video Music Awards in August 2014, at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Culture

10 years later, the 'Beyoncé' surprise drop still offers lessons about control

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

4 min

10 years later, the 'Beyoncé' surprise drop still offers lessons about control

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