Doctors got transplanted testicular tissue in an infertile patient to grow sperm (scientificamerican.com) 1 points by harry_nutsachs 1mo ago ↗ HN
[–] fsniper 1mo ago ↗ Perhaps the title needs to clarify the source of the transplanted tissue as the same patient. [–] harry_nutsachs 1mo ago ↗ "Auto-clone"?But as long as the tissue isn't rejected what does the source matter? [–] fsniper 1mo ago ↗ It's not a transplantation, as it implies a separate donor. Is it not? [–] gus_massa 1mo ago ↗ > "Auto-clone"?Probably "autotranslant". It looks similar to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autotransplantation#Hematopoie...> But as long as the tissue isn't rejected what does the source matter?For a liver it doesn't matter, but with this procedure the children of the man will share their half of the genes.
[–] harry_nutsachs 1mo ago ↗ "Auto-clone"?But as long as the tissue isn't rejected what does the source matter? [–] fsniper 1mo ago ↗ It's not a transplantation, as it implies a separate donor. Is it not? [–] gus_massa 1mo ago ↗ > "Auto-clone"?Probably "autotranslant". It looks similar to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autotransplantation#Hematopoie...> But as long as the tissue isn't rejected what does the source matter?For a liver it doesn't matter, but with this procedure the children of the man will share their half of the genes.
[–] gus_massa 1mo ago ↗ > "Auto-clone"?Probably "autotranslant". It looks similar to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autotransplantation#Hematopoie...> But as long as the tissue isn't rejected what does the source matter?For a liver it doesn't matter, but with this procedure the children of the man will share their half of the genes.
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[ 0.24 ms ] story [ 27.9 ms ] threadBut as long as the tissue isn't rejected what does the source matter?
Probably "autotranslant". It looks similar to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autotransplantation#Hematopoie...
> But as long as the tissue isn't rejected what does the source matter?
For a liver it doesn't matter, but with this procedure the children of the man will share their half of the genes.