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Perhaps even more interesting in the near-future is the prospect of creating sperm, through technological means, from female cells. The research to do this se
by siffl 1y ago
Perhaps even more interesting in the near-future is the prospect of creating sperm, through technological means, from female cells.
The research to do this seems to be close to succeeding - see e.g. https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn11601-bone-stem-cells-turned-into-primitive-sperm-cells https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn11601-bone-stem-cells...
When researchers perfect this technique for humans, which they almost certainly will eventually, there will be no need for men at all. Women will be able to obtain lab-grown sperm from other women, and use this for fertilization.
All of these female-originating sperms will be X-chromosomed, and so in the much longer term we will see the eradication of the Y chromosome - and all the problems that arise from it.
- BriggyDwiggs42 1y ago> so in the much longer term we will see the eradication of the Y chromosome - and all the problems that arise from it. Jeez what did my chromies ever do to you?
- ben_w 1y agoColour blindness, famously. I'd have to google for any other Y-specific issues, don't know them off the top of my head.
- justonenote 1y agogawd this is so misogynistic, some women like having men around, for whatever reason. perhaps we can keep a few around for women into that.
- anal_reactor 1y agoIt's amazing that we'd rather consider eugenics than change our social norms
- inglor_cz 1y agoNot the OP, but biology may be more amenable to change than social norms. There is an interesting old article on Slate Star Codex touching this: https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/09/10/society-is-fixed-biology-is-mutable/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/09/10/society-is-fixed-biolo...