A company based in Israel is trying to create an artificial mouse embryo using human cells.
According to a paper published in the journal Cell on August 1st, scientists at Weizmann'sMolecular Genetics Department grew mouse embryos in a jar without the use of sperm, eggs, or a womb. It was the first time that the process had been successful.
Jacob Hanna, the leader of the experiment, told the Guardian that the replica embryo was not real. The synthetic embryo had a beating heart, blood circulation, the start of a brain, a neural tube, and an idiosyncrasy.
After the success of the mouse experiment, he is trying to duplicate it with human cells.
The embryo is the best organ-making machine and the best 3D bioprinter.
It will take a lot of research before synthetic human embryos can be created.
This science could be used to solve infertility, genetic diseases, and issues related to old age.
Blood cells from the embryo could be used to boost the immune system.
Declines in birth rates and fast aging populations are some of the world's most pressing problems according to the company website.
Renewal Bio aims to make humanity younger and healthier by using the power of the new stem cell technology, according to the website.
The acting CEO of Renewal Bio told the MIT Technology Review that the company did not want to "overpromise" or scare people with the potential technology.
According to a paper published in the journal eLife, ethical concerns have been raised regarding the use of human embryo clones for research.
He told the MIT Technology Review that he could circumvent ethical concerns by creating synthetic human embryos with no lungs, heart, or brain.
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