Embryo-like structure synthesized in a lab could help decipher infertility
Stem cells have the remarkable potential to develop into many different cell types. Now, using mouse stem cells instead of the usual...
Breakthrough as scientists grow sheep embryos containing human cells
Growing human organs inside other animals has taken another step away from science-fiction, with researchers announcing they have grown...
Prospect of Synthetic Embryos Sparks New Bioethics Debate
An “embryoid” created from stem cells shares key features with a real human embryo, like an amniotic sac, but lacks other elements. Yue...
Artificial embryo created for the first time in historic break-thru
Image: An artificially created three-dimensional model of a mouse embryo at 96 hours, left, and then an embryo cultured in a test tube...
Could we one day make babies from only skin cells?
In the not-so-distant future, research suggests, eggs and sperm may no longer be needed to make a baby -- at least not in the traditional...
Mouse eggs made from skin cells in a dish
Image 1: These eleven-month-old mice were born from eggs made entirely in a dish. Breakthrough raises call for debate over prospect of...
