|Mice derived from lab made eggs were normal, fertile adults.|
Though these techniques may one day have applicable uses for humans, they are still far away from their goal. This process can be used to help infertile people have children. It can also be used to genetically modify eggs in order to get rid of undesired traits or harmful diseases. It could also help women who lost eggs due to chemotherapy treatment for their cancer. Of course with most scientific discoveries, many ethical issues arise. Movements toward a designer baby, with specific genetic alterations, could pose serious implications for our species.