Stem-cell-based embryo models used to study human twinning
Embryo models generated from human stem cells have provided insights into how identical twins develop...
Embryo models generated from human stem cells have provided insights into how identical twins develop...
by Sandy Starr and 1 others
A project led by Cambridge Reproduction, in partnership with PET, is currently developing a Code of Practice for research involving stem-cell-based embryo models. A new public dialogue report published ahead of the Code explores people's hopes, concerns and sensitivities...
As stem-cell-based embryo models (SCBEMs) become increasingly complex, they also raise big questions – how do we define a human embryo, and what limits should be placed on SCBEM research?...
A new method of creating eggs from skin cells has been demonstrated in mice, and could have potential for treating infertility in future...
by Yan Lau
Three separate clinical trials of engineered immune cells have reported results for treating glioblastoma, an aggressive and hard-to-treat brain cancer...
Heralding the technology behind SCBEMs as 'one of the 21st century's most dramatic scientific developments', Professor Emily Jackson's lecture was packed with fascinating legal and ethical commentary...
Stem cells collected from amniotic fluid during pregnancy can be grown into organoids to study organ development and improve prenatal diagnosis of medical conditions...
A small clinical trial involving 12 patients with Parkinson's disease has reported no safety concerns with a newly developed human stem cell-based therapy...
by Rithika Bose
Human pluripotent stem cells have been used to create a complete model of the human central nervous system and mirror its early stages of development in vitro...
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