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Scientists are exploring ways to mimic the origins of human life without two fundamental components: sperm and egg. They are coaxing clusters of stem cells – programmable cells that can transform into ...

NEW YORK | New lab techniques have provided the first good look at a crucial but mysterious stage in the development of human embryos, scientists reported this week. The researchers said follow-up ...

The most advanced lab-made human embryo models look like the real thing — they resemble, though don't perfectly replicate, natural embryos about 14 days into development. These lab-made embryo models ...

The labs found different ways to encourage stem cells to grow into a structure that resembles a human embryo, for research purposes - Copyright AFP/File AHMAD ...

The mystery of early embryonic communication is starting to be unraveled thanks to a new stem cell-based model.

According to multiple studies, one in three pregnancies results in miscarriage, and one in 33 babies that are born will have a birth defect, due to the embryo forming incorrectly in the womb. Studying ...