# Genetic Progeny of Two Males

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genetic-progeny-of-two-males/173301
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [May 6, 2003, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genetic-progeny-of-two-males/173301 "2003-05-06T00:43:41Z")
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### Author: ![andy\_fl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@andy\_fl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andy_fl)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2003, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genetic-progeny-of-two-males/173301/1 "2003-05-06T00:43:41Z")

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I heard today on NPR that they succeeded in making a male mouse’s stem cell to produce an ovum and they were going to fertilize it to make a baby mouse.  
I tried to google but can’t find any link to this research. Can someone please provide some cites ?

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### Author: ![Blake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@Blake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blake)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2003, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genetic-progeny-of-two-males/173301/2 "2003-05-06T00:57:20Z")

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There’s a link in this GD thread.

[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=181311](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=181311)

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### Author: ![andy\_fl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@andy\_fl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andy_fl)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2003, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genetic-progeny-of-two-males/173301/3 "2003-05-06T01:08:57Z")

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thanks blake
