Scientists Create World’s First “Synthetic” Embryo With Brain, Beating Heart: Report
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The embryo has a brain, a beating heart, and the building blocks for every other organ in the body.Scientists from the University of Cambridge have created world's first "synthetic" embryo that has a brain, a beating heart, and the building blocks for every other organ in the body, said a report from New York Post. The embryo has been created from mouse stem cells, the outlet further said.According to a release from the university, instead of using eggs or sperm, a team lead by Professor Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz created the embryo model using stem cells, which are the body's stem cells and can differentiate into nearly any type of cell.Ms Zernicka-Goetz is a professor in Mammalian Development and Stem Cell Biology in Cambridge's Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscien...