> “I do think we’re less than 10 years away from making research-grade gametes,” she says > Even then, same-sex reproduction will face one more biological hurd

> “I do think we’re less than 10 years away from making research-grade gametes,” she says > Even then, same-sex reproduction will face one more biological hurdle: scientists would need to somehow make a cell derived from a woman, who has two X chromosomes, into a sperm cell with one X and one Y chromosome, and do the reverse, turning an XY male cell into an XX female egg cell So no time soon. I'm still only just getting used to the whole surrogacy thing (not related to the same-sex procedure described in the latter section of the article) that gay couples use today. When I grew up, none of my friends were from gay parents that had the child through a surrogate mother. It's becoming more and more common now. There are even books aimed at explaining gay relationships - http://www.gayrva.com/arts-culture/the-most-amazing-german-childrens-book-explaining-same-sex-relationships-youll-see-today/ http://www.gayrva.com/arts-culture/the-most-amazing-german-c... Not that I'm against it or for it. Just observing that it was not something I had to understand while growing up.