Scientists Grow “Synthetic” Embryo With Brain and Beating Heart – Without Eggs or Sperm
Natural and synthetic embryos side by side show comparable brain and heart formation. Credit: Amadei and HandfordScientists 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.The team of researchers, led by Professor Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz, developed the embryo model without eggs or sperm. Instead, they used stem cells – the body’s…