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"A synthetic embryo, made without sperm or egg, could lead to infertility treatments
Scientists have created mouse embryos in a cup, and it could one day help families hoping to get pregnant, according to a new study.
According to a study published Thursday in the journal Nature, after 10 years of research, scientists created a synthetic mouse embryo that began to form organs without a sperm or egg. All it took was stem cells.
Stem cells are non-specialized cells that can be manipulated into mature cells with specific functions.
“Our mouse model of an embryo develops not only a brain, but also a beating heart — all the components that make up the body,” said lead study author Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz, a professor in the department of mammalian development and stem cell biology at the university. Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
“It’s just unbelievable that we’ve come this far. This has been a dream of our community for many years and a major focus of our work for a decade, and we finally did it.”
“This paper is an exciting achievement and addresses a problem that scientists face when studying mammalian embryos in the womb,” said Marianne Bronner, professor of biology at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena (California Institute of Technology). Bronner did not participate in the study."
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"A synthetic embryo, made without sperm or egg, could lead to infertility treatments
Scientists have created mouse embryos in a cup, and it could one day help families hoping to get pregnant, according to a new study.
According to a study published Thursday in the journal Nature, after 10 years of research, scientists created a synthetic mouse embryo that began to form organs without a sperm or egg. All it took was stem cells.
Stem cells are non-specialized cells that can be manipulated into mature cells with specific functions.
“Our mouse model of an embryo develops not only a brain, but also a beating heart — all the components that make up the body,” said lead study author Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz, a professor in the department of mammalian development and stem cell biology at the university. Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
“It’s just unbelievable that we’ve come this far. This has been a dream of our community for many years and a major focus of our work for a decade, and we finally did it.”
“This paper is an exciting achievement and addresses a problem that scientists face when studying mammalian embryos in the womb,” said Marianne Bronner, professor of biology at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena (California Institute of Technology). Bronner did not participate in the study."
Read the rest here...
A synthetic embryo, made without sperm or egg, could lead to infertility treatments - journalbreak
