A Netherlands-based startup called SpaceBorn United is envisioning a distant future where raising a child in space is not only possible, but safe as well. The company has developed a miniaturized in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryo incubator, which they hope will be launched into space soon. "If we want to have human settlements, for example, […]
Science News: In a groundbreaking achievement, researchers from Israel have successfully crafted human embryo models using stem cells. These miniature tissue cluste
Scientists have used stem cells to create structures that resemble human embryos in the lab, in a first that has prompted calls for stricter regulation in the rapidly advancing field.
Scientists have used stem cells to create structures that resemble human embryos in the lab, in a first that has prompted calls for stricter regulation in the rapidly advancing field.The labs used different techniques to encourage human embryonic stem cells, which can become any type of cell, to self-assemble into a structure that resembles an embryo without needing sperm, an egg or fertilisation.