Indeed.

A recent breakthrough in reproductive science has made it possible for scientists to create mice from two dads – using stem cell technology. This is very good news for endangered species and same-sex couples hoping to have biological children, but (very, very) bad news for Christians.

Cells from a male mouse fetus were manipulated to produce an induced pluripotent stem cell line. These iPS cells are ordinary cells that have been reprogrammed to take on a state similar to that of an embryonic stem cell, which can develop into virtually any kind of tissue in the body.

About 1 percent of the iPS cell colonies spontaneously lost their Y chromosome, turning them into “XO” cells. These cells were injected into embryos from donor female mice, and transplanted into surrogate mothers.

The mommy mice gave birth to babies carrying one X chromosome from the original male mouse. Once these mice matured, the females were mated with normal male mice. Some of their offspring had genetic contributions from both fathers.

Where’s your God now, huh?

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  • Skfleenor

    I guess He’s where He has always been. But you still had to start with created material to produce anything. He started with nothing and everything exists out of Him speaking. I think advancements in this field are awesome…why do we have to discredit God. Of course we are smart and can do whatever we put our minds to; we are made in the image of the ultimate Creator. He wants us to be creative! Go God! Go Us!

  • Cow

    Who cares. God didn’t give me the ability to have a child with the woman I love. I’m just happy someone is trying to. Not only for that but for infertile couples as well.