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.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/12/14_ivf7_wide-f4a0f8efda031a6a6fed32241636cd0000ba3daf.jpg?s=600)
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.
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