00:00Welcome to Positive Post TV and today we have a story so unbelievable it feels like it belongs
00:07in a science fiction movie. But make no mistake, this is real and it's happening right now.
00:16According to a report by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, scientists have just
00:24made human embryos from skin DNA for the very first time. Think about that for a moment.
00:32A simple skin cell, something so ordinary, was turned into an egg cell, then fertilized with
00:43spurn and developed into an embryo in a lab. This means one day in the future, same-sex male
00:52couples could both contribute their DNA to make a child, a so-called two-dad baby. It's a discovery
01:02that could change the way we think about reproduction, family, and even the definition
01:09of life itself. Before we dive deep into this groundbreaking story, don't forget to like
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01:27like this one. For centuries, the process of making life has been the same. A man's sperm meets a woman's
01:36egg, they combine, and a baby develops. But scientists at Oregon Health and Science University
01:44in the US have found a way to rewrite that story. They took DNA from the human skin cell, placed
01:55it
01:55inside a donor egg that had its nucleus removed, and then fertilized it with sperm. Out of this
02:03experiment, they created functioning human embryos, something that has never been done before.
02:10This process is called mitomyosis. It's a new form of cell division that combines the natural processes
02:19of mitosis and meiosis into something entirely new. In short, the scientists gave nature a third option.
02:30The researchers produced 82 egg cells using this technique, and then fertilized them with sperm.
02:37Out of these, only around 9% developed into embryos that survived up to 6 days.
02:46That may sound low, but it's still a huge achievement because it proves the concept works.
02:55In fact, the success rate isn't too far from what happens in regular IVF,
03:01where only about 40% of fertilized eggs reached the same stage. What's important here is not perfection,
03:11it's possibility. So why is this breakthrough so important? Because it could transform fertility
03:19treatments forever. Millions of people around the world struggle with infertility. Women who are born
03:28without eggs, men who don't produce sperm, and cancer survivors who lost their fertility through
03:36treatment. This technology could give all of them a chance to have biological children. And here's where
03:44it gets even more fascinating. This method could allow same-sex couples to have a child together that is
03:52genetically related to both partners. Imagine a male couple. One man's skin cell could be turned into an egg,
04:02and the other man's sperm could fertilize it. The result? A baby carrying DNA from both fathers.
04:11That's something people once thought was pure santicy. Let's go a bit deeper into how this works.
04:19Normally, a cell divides in two main ways. Mitosis, which makes identical copies, and meiosis, which shuffles
04:29chromosomes to make eggs and sperm. But what the researchers did was create a new type of division
04:38called mitomyosis. They started by removing the DNA nucleus from a skin cell and placing it inside a donor egg
04:47cell that had its own nucleus removed. This is similar to what scientists did when cloning Dolly the sheep
04:55back in 1996. But there's a twist. Because reproductive cells like eggs only need 23 chromosomes, the scientists
05:06had to trick the cell into discarding half of its DNA to make it act like a natural egg. Once
05:14this was done,
05:15they fertilized it with sperm, and embryos began to form. Of course, this is not perfect science yet.
05:24In most cases, the embryos did not survive because the chromosomes were uneven. Some had too many, others too
05:34few. The process is still unstable, and researchers admit it may take at least a decade before this could
05:42ever be used in fertility clinics. But even with the low success rate, this experiment proves the door
05:51is now open. The fact that any embryos developed at all is a massive leap forward. Now comes the question
06:00that has always followed scientific breakthroughs. Just because we can, does it mean we should?
06:07This experiment raises deep ethical debates. Some scientists worry about the creation of embryos in
06:17labs that are never meant to be born. Others worry about the possibility of designer babies where parents
06:26might one day choose traits like eye color, height, or even intelligence. In countries like Australia,
06:35laws around this kind of research are in a legal gray area. While in the US, there's more flexibility.
06:45Experts are calling for public discussions before such science is taken further. After all,
06:52what's at stake isn't just biology. It's the very definition of family, reproduction, and human life.
07:02This discovery is part of a wider scientific field called in vitro gamotenesis, IVG. A process where
07:11scientists try to make eggs and sperm from ordinary cells. For more than a decade, researchers have been
07:18working on this dream. But now, with mitomyosis, they may be closer than ever. Imagine a future where IVF is
07:28no
07:29longer painful, where no egg collection is needed, and where reproduction becomes accessible to anyone who
07:37dreams of having children. It could be a miracle for some, but it also raises fears of how far science
07:47will go.
07:48So here's the question. Are we standing at the edge of a medical miracle? Or at the start of something
07:56dangerous and uncontrollable? Could this breakthrough bring hope to millions? Or will it raise ethical
08:05questions we may never be ready to answer? Many scientists and ethicists warn that this kind of research
08:13opens dangerous doors. But the strongest criticism has come from religious leaders and conservative
08:20thinkers, who say that creating embryos from skin cells is unnatural. Some have gone further,
08:28saying this is an interruption in God's work, that humans are trying to play God by creating life in ways
08:37nature never intended. One critic said, life is a sacred gift. It is not something to be engineered in a
08:46laboratory. Another called it a slippery slope to designer babies and manufactured families. To them,
08:54this is not a miracle. It's a warning. This discovery is part of a growing scientific field called in vitro
09:03gamotenesis IVG, where scientists aim to make eggs and sperm from ordinary cells. With mitomyosis,
09:13they've taken a huge leap toward that dream. Some see a future of hope, painless IVF, reproduction for
09:22everyone, miracles for the infertile. Others see a future of risk, where natural reproduction is replaced by
09:31laboratories and where the meaning of family is rewritten by science, not faith. So here's the big question.
09:41Are we witnessing a medical miracle that could bring joy to millions? Or are we stepping into a dangerous
09:49space where science overrules nature and God's plan? The answer may depend on your beliefs. But one thing is
09:59certain, science has changed the rules of reproduction forever. This is Hamza Sabir, and you've been
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