Human embryo-like model created from human stem cells
11 June 2020New ‘gastruloid’ model, created from human stem cells, holds huge potential to understand causes of birth defects and improve disease modelling.
Scientists develop mouse ‘embryo-like structures’ with organisation along body’s major axes
03 October 2018A team of scientists at the University of Cambridge has developed an artificial mouse embryo-like structure capable of forming the three major axes of the body. The technique, reported today in the journal Nature, could reduce the use of mammalian embryos in research.
