‘Synthetic’ embryo with brain and beating hea - EurekAlert

Researchers 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 – a new avenue for recreating the first stages of life.
image: Natural and synthetic embryos side by side show comparable brain and heart formation.view more  Credit: Amadei and Handford Researchers from the University of Cambridge have created model em… [+7394 chars] Read More