Japan panel OKs creating human fertilized eggs with iPS cells for research

Growing in the lab limited to 14 days

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Researchers hope to gain insights into infertility using the fertilized eggs produced from iPS cells. © Kyodo

SATOSHI KAWAHARA

TOKYO -- A panel for Japan's Cabinet Office agreed Thursday to allow research on the creation of fertilized egg cells from sperm and eggs produced from human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells for such purposes as understanding infertility.

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