Scientists create synthetic mouse embryos that went on to develop a brain and beating heart

A research team in the UK and US has created “synthetic” mouse embryos that went on to develop a brain, a nerve cord and beating heart tissue in the lab without the need for a fertilised egg or uterus for it to grow in.

It is similar to a breakthrough by an Israeli team, published earlier this month. Together, the breakthroughs promise to revolutionise the understanding of one of biology’s greatest challenges: how a few cells go on to organise themselves into life.

https://news.sky.com/story/scientists-create-synthetic-mouse-embryos-that-went-on-to-develop-a-brain-nerve-cord-and-beating-heart-tissue-12681284