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Weekly reads: stembryos or human embryo models, new Macchiarini sentence

June 24, 2023 / By / Leave a Comment
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Researchers have been making stem cell-based embryo models for years now and a few folks have taken to calling these “stembryos.” Other names like gastruloids and blastoids are sometimes used too. “Embryo models” might be the simplest and best name. The embryo model research has advanced relatively quickly from very basic, not very organized structures …

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What are blastoids, roles in biomedical research, & ethical considerations

June 16, 2022 / By / 1 Comment
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Blastoids are lab-grown models of human embryos that represent a relatively new area of developmental biology research. The goal of today’s post is to give you everything you need to know about this topic. What’s in this article What are blastoids? | How are blastoids made? |  Use in research | Blastoids challenges & Ethics …

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Risks rise as ISSCR drops strict 14-day rule on human embryo growth in the lab

May 27, 2021 / By / 3 Comments
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Something called the 14-day rule on growing human embryos in the lab helped keep a tough question in check for a long time: when is it ethically wrong or just practically unwise to continue growing a human embryo for research? There is no good answer based on science or anything else. ISSCR moves beyond strict …

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When does a human embryo model become the real thing & other tough questions for a new field

August 18, 2022 / By / 2 Comments
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A human embryo model is a laboratory-produced collection of living cells that has some key things in common with real human embryos. They are made from pluripotent stem cells, which include embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells or iPS cells. This research is both exciting and ethically complicated, raising some difficult questions. Embryo …

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