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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nina Massey

MYSTERIOUS: Synthetic embryo with brain and beating heart grown from mouse stem cells - You Need To See This

Researchers have created model embryos from mouse stem cells that form a brain, a beating heart and the foundations of all the other organs of the body.

The development could help researchers understand why some embryos fail while others go on to develop into a healthy pregnancy.

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