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Technion Embryonic Stem Cell Discovery Could Be Breakthrough in Fertility Treatment

Researchers from the Technion & the Emek Medical Center in Afula discover a potentially new way to grow human eggs.

 

An end to egg donation? Israeli researchers from the Technion‘s Rappaport Faculty of Medicine have discovered that the amnion membrane, a part of the amniotic sac, may contain embryonic stem cells that could be developed into human eggs. The discovery was made by doctoral student Ayelet Evron mentored by the Dean of the Faculty, Professor Eliezer Shalev.

The human egg – Photo Wellcome ImagesAmnion membranes constitute a part of the inner layer of the amniotic sac, which protects the fetus throughout the pregnancy period. Continue Reading »