Summer Science Exhibition at the Royal Society is a firm favourite of the PET team. This year PET director and deputy director both attended.
Among the exhibits was one of particular interest as it was about stem cell-based embryo models (SCBEMs) and the first dedicated guidance for embryo model research had just been published.
Visitors to the Summer Science Exhibition were invited to play a game of choice-and-chance to make the stem cell generate all the different cell types of the body. There were 3D-printed versions of SCBEMs and it was possible to see examples of the tiny human embryo across different stages of development.
There was also interactive quiz so that members of the public could feedback what they think this research should - and shouldn’t - be used for.
The exhibition was produced by the Crick in partnership with the Professor Emily Jackson who is pictured above together with Danielle Hamm from the Nuffield Council on Bioethics and Professor Sarah Franklin from the University of Cambridge.
