Scientists grow synthetic embryo with brain and beating heart for first time ever

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Scientists grow synthetic embryo with brain and beating heart for first time ever

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have created embryos from mouse stem cells that form a brain, a beating heart, and the foundations of every other organ in…

Scientists grow synthetic embryo with brain and beating heart for first time ever

Scientists grow synthetic embryo with brain and beating heart for first time ever

Scientists grow synthetic embryo with brain and beating heart for first time ever

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have created embryos from mouse stem cells that form a brain, a beating heart, and the foundations of every other organ in the body. This is a “further point in development than has been achieved in any other stem cell-derived model,” the university notes.

The scientists say their results, which come after more than a decade of work, could help researchers understand why some embryos fail while others go on to develop into a healthy pregnancy.

 

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