[HN Gopher] Scientists grow whole model of human embryo, without...
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Scientists grow whole model of human embryo, without sperm or egg
Author : whitepaint
Score : 20 points
Date : 2023-09-06 15:14 UTC (4 hours ago)
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| frank_bb wrote:
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| cuttysnark wrote:
| how it started:
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| > made using stem cells, looks like a textbook example of a real
| 14-day-old embryo.
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| > It even released hormones that turned a pregnancy test positive
| in the lab.
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| how it's going:
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| > The researchers stress it would be unethical, illegal and
| actually impossible to achieve a pregnancy using these embryo
| models.
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