Source: Reuters

Move over, sci-fi movies — real scientists just turned human skin cells into eggs. Yep, ordinary skin cells. Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University pulled off the feat by sliding the DNA from a skin cell into a donor egg and giving it a little cellular “reboot.” The result? Lab-made eggs that could actually be fertilized.

A few of these experimental eggs made it to the blastocyst stage, the early stage embryos reach in IVF, though most fizzled out with genetic glitches. Still, the idea that skin could someday replace ovaries is wild. Imagine what that could mean for people struggling with infertility, cancer survivors, or even same-sex couples hoping for genetically related kids.

Of course, it’s not all futuristic baby joyrides. The work is still a long way fr

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