Scientists have developed a new “embryo-like” model developed using stem cells, which allowed them to observe the earliest stages of human development in the lab.
The researchers from the University of Cambridge and the Hubrecht Institute in the Netherlands, who made the model, said the new system mimics certain key features of a 20-day-old human embryo but does not have the potential to develop into a fully-formed embryo.They believe their work could help shed light on the causes of birth defects and other medical issues such as infertility and miscarriage.Until now, this type of human embryonic development has not been directly observed due to ethical restrictions on use of human embryos in research.This is because research on human.
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