Sperm from mice stem cells offers infertility hope

TOKYO (AP) -- A team of scientists has reported producing viable sperm using the stem cells of mice in an experiment that researchers hope could one day lead to treating infertile men. The Kyoto University researchers managed to induce mice stem cells into creating sperm precursors, which were ...

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