Good point. And with no male around who do you get to blame for anything you dont like....
On May 5, 12:56 am, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > bruce, > > How will they decide who has the pay the alimony and child-support if > the couples break up if no male is involved??? > > On May 4, 5:00 pm, bruce majors <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > DISAPPEARANCE > > Philip Wylie (1978) > > At four minutes and 52 seconds past four one afternoon, the world shatters > > into two parallel universes as men vanish from women and women from men. > > With families and loved ones separated from one another, life continues very > > differently as an explosion of violence sweeps one world while stability and > > peace break down in the > > other.http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-prospect-of-allfemale-c... > > The > > prospect of all-female conception > > > By Steve Connor, Science Editor > > > Friday, 13 April 2007 > > > Women might soon be able to produce sperm in a development that could allow > > lesbian couples to have their own biological daughters, according to a > > pioneering study published today. > > Scientists are seeking ethical permission to produce synthetic sperm cells > > from a woman's bone marrow tissue after showing that it possible to produce > > rudimentary sperm cells from male bone-marrow tissue. > > The researchers said they had already produced early sperm cells from > > bone-marrow tissue taken from men. They believe the findings show that it > > may be possible to restore fertility to men who cannot naturally produce > > their own sperm. > > But the results also raise the prospect of being able to take bone-marrow > > tissue from women and coaxing the stem cells within the female tissue to > > develop into sperm cells, said Professor Karim Nayernia of the University of > > Newcastle upon Tyne. > > Creating sperm from women would mean they would only be able to produce > > daughters because the Y chromosome of male sperm would still be needed to > > produce sons. The latest research brings the prospect of female-only > > conception a step closer. > > "Theoretically is it possible," Professor Nayernia said. "The problem is > > whether the sperm cells are functional or not. I don't think there is an > > ethical barrier, so long as it's safe. We are in the process of applying for > > ethical approval. We are preparing now to apply to use the existing bone > > marrow stem cell bank here in Newcastle. We need permission from the patient > > who supplied the bone marrow, the ethics committee and the hospital itself." > > If sperm cells can be developed from female bone-marrow tissue they will be > > matured in the laboratory and tested for their ability to penetrate the > > outer "shell" of a hamster's egg - a standard fertility test for sperm. > > "We want to test the functionality of any male and female sperm that is made > > by this way," Professor Nayernia said. But he said there was no intention at > > this stage to produce female sperm that would be used to fertilise a human > > egg, a move that would require the approval of the Human Fertilisation and > > Embryology Authority. > > The immediate aim is to see if female bone marrow can be lured into > > developing into the stem cells that can make sperm cells. The ultimate aim > > is to discover if these secondary stem cells can then be made into other > > useful tissues of the body, he said. > > The latest findings, published in the journal Reproduction: Gamete Biology, > > show that male bone marrow can be used to make the early "spermatagonial" > > stem cells that normally mature into fully developed sperm cells. > > "Our next goal is to see if we can get the spermatagonial stem cells to > > progress to mature sperm in the laboratory and this should take around three > > to five years of experiments," Professor Nayernia said. > > Last year, Professor Nayernia led scientists at the University of Gottingen > > in Germany who became the first to produce viable artificial sperm from > > mouse embryonic stem cells, which were used to produce seven live offspring. > > His latest work on stem cells derived from human bone marrow suggests that > > it could be possible to develop the techniques to help men who cannot > > produce their own sperm naturally. > > "We're very excited about this discovery, particularly as our earlier work > > in mice suggests that we could develop this work even further," Professor > > Nayernia said. > > Whether the scientists will ever be able to develop the techniques to help > > real patients - male or female - will depend on future legislation that the > > Government is preparing as a replacement to the existing Human Fertilisation > > and Embryology Act. > > A White Paper on genetics suggested that artificial gametes produced from > > the ordinary "somatic" tissue of the body may be banned from being used to > > fertilise human eggs by in vitro fertilisation. > > *Making babies without men - a literary view* > > *LYSISTRATA* > > *Aristophanes (c. 411BC)* > > After 21 years of war, the women of Athens, led by Lysistrata, take matters > > into their own hands. Lysistrata suggests every wife and mistress should > > refuse all sexual favours until peacetime. Before long it proves effective, > > peace is concluded and the play ends with festivities. > > *HERLAND* > > *Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1914)* > > On the eve of the First World War, an isolated society entirely comprising > > Aryan women is discovered by three male explorers. The women reproduce > > asexually and live in an ideal society without war and domination. This > > feminist utopia is a 20th-century vehicle for Gilman's then-unconventional > > views of male and female behaviour, motherhood, individuality, and > > sexuality. It is said to be based on Gilman's version of utopia through > > Aryan separatism. > > *DISAPPEARANCE* > > *Philip Wylie (1978)* > > At four minutes and 52 seconds past four one afternoon, the world shatters > > into two parallel universes as men vanish from women and women from men. > > With families and loved ones separated from one another, life continues very > > differently as an explosion of violence sweeps one world while stability and > > peace break down in the other. > > *THE CLEFT * > > *Doris Lessing (2007)* > > In her novel, which has made this year's International Man Booker shortlist, > > Lessing portrays a group of near-amphibious women who have no need of men, > > known as Squirts, as they are impregnated by the wind, wave or moon. But > > this is no feminist utopia: the women behave brutally, mutilating male > > babies before placing them on a rock for eagles to devour. The eagles turn > > out to be the men's allies, transporting the babies to the forest where they > > are suckled by does. Lessing reveals she was inspired by a scientific claim > > that "the primal human stock was probably female, and that males came along > > later, as a kind of cosmic afterthought". > > > <http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://i305.photobucket.com/al...> > > *Martina McBride Broken Wing*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RTX6DxJ5G8 > > > [image: Go to fullsize image] > > > *NOT!!! > > * > > [image: A New World BEFORE 2012 is POSSIBLE - SEE HOW!!!] > > ** > > ** > > *Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned!!!* > > ** > > <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaLfDnShEn0&feature=related> > > <http://www.pattillmanfoundation.org/>**** > > [image: Channel Icon] > > > __._,_.___ > > Messages in this topic > > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/v911t/message/48620;_ylc=X3oDMTM3dTRpNG...>( > > 1) Reply (via web post) > > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/v911t/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJyaHVlcm41BF9TAzk...>| > > Start > > a new topic > > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/v911t/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJmMjNmaXRqBF9TAzk...> > > Messages<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/v911t/messages;_ylc=X3oDMTJmaWtxOWRhBF9...>| > > Files<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/v911t/files;_ylc=X3oDMTJna2Eza3U3BF9TAz...>| > > Photos<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/v911t/photos;_ylc=X3oDMTJmMm5ybTNsBF9TA...>| > > Links<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/v911t/links;_ylc=X3oDMTJnaXM2NWIzBF9TAz...>| > > Polls<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/v911t/polls;_ylc=X3oDMTJnZWxwdWNpBF9TAz...>| > > Calendar<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/v911t/calendar;_ylc=X3oDMTJlcHNsdGNvBF9...> > > [image: Yahoo! > > Groups]<http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJlcmhlYWc0BF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycEl...> > > Change settings via the > > Web<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/v911t/join;_ylc=X3oDMTJnMXZnNWJvBF9TAzk...>(Yahoo! > > ID required) > > Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily > > Digest<[email protected]?subject=email+delivery:+Digest>| > > Switch > > format to > > Traditional<[email protected]?subject=change+delivery+format:+Traditional> > > Visit Your Group > > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/v911t;_ylc=X3oDMTJldmE2bGo1BF9TAzk3NDc2...>| > > Yahoo! > > Groups Terms of Use <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> | Unsubscribe > > <[email protected]?subject=> > > Recent Activity > > > - 1 > > New > > ... > > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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