Two words, when used together, can cause even the most brave man to wince. They are: “needles” and “balls”.

It’s ok, you can pause here to catch your breath, gentlemen. But don’t relax too much. Turns out that what you’ve suspected all along might be true: your family jewels are, indeed, precious… and not just to you!

A method to harvest stem cells from adult testes and reprogram them into functional tissue may provide an easily accessible and plentiful alternative to controversial embryonic stem cells, researchers said.

So far the study has only shown success using cells harvested from mice testes. (I’m assuming they hired only sharp-eyed scientists for the extraction.) But if it works with humans, stems cells harvested from your sac might very well be therapeutic for other men suffering heart attack, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and diabetes.

I’m betting they’re going to have a hard time finding volunteers for their human clinical trials. Like I said, even the bravest of men get a bit nutty when a nurse approaches with a needle aimed at their crotch.

C’mon, sing along if you know the tune: ♫ “Every sperm is sacred…” ♫

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