Tag: Stem cell research
Artificial mouse embryos grown with a heartbeat – Knowledge
Two teams of researchers independently created artificial mouse embryos from three different types of stem cells – no egg, no sperm and no uterus. The heart of these “embryoids” began…
Surgeon Paolo Macchiarini convicted of assault – Health
Italian surgeon Paolo Macchiarini’s artificial tracheae could have revolutionized transplantation. But several of his patients have died, and now he’s been convicted of assault. How could that happen? Just ten…
Medicine: Embryo in the gastrulation stage observed for the first time – knowledge
About two weeks after fertilization, the cells begin to specialize. For the first time it has been possible to trace the process in a human embryo. from Hanno Charisius One…