Embryos

Major breakthrough in lab-grown human embryos

Scientists report that they have grown human embryos in the lab for nearly two weeks, an unprecedented feat that promises advances in assisted reproduction, stem-cell therapies and the basic understanding of how human beings form.

May 5, 2016
May 5, 2016

Major breakthrough in lab-grown human embryos

Scientists report that they have grown human embryos in the lab for nearly two weeks, an unprecedented feat that promises advances in assisted reproduction, stem-cell therapies and the basic understanding of how human beings form.