University of Cambridge, UK - Scientists Grow “Synthetic” Embryo With Brain and Beating Heart – Without Eggs or Sperm [SciTechDaily, August 2022]

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Scientists Grow “Synthetic” Embryo With Brain and Beating Heart – Without Eggs or Sperm

 

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University of Cambridge, UK

 

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SciTechDaily, 27 August 2022

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-grow-synthetic-embryo-with-brain-and-beating-heart-without-eggs-or-sperm/

 

From the article:

Scientists from the University of Cambridge have created model embryos from mouse stem cells that form a brain, a beating heart, and the foundations of all the other organs of the body. It represents a new avenue for recreating the first stages of life. 

 

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DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-05246-3