While the work is a massive advancement, Saitou warns that much is still needed to be done before the technology can be used on humans. There was only a 4% success rate in the new eggs becoming baby mice so the technology is not perfect. However, it is likely that the research will help scientists understand the process of fertility in more detail and Saitou and his team will continue their work on monkey and human cells in the coming years to find out if the technology is transferable.
The research was published in the latest issue of the Journal Science