Without an egg, sperm or womb, scientists create synthetic embryos in world first

Weizmann Institute of Science researchers have grown synthetic embryo models of mice outside the womb by starting solely with stem cells cultured in a dish.

The method opens new horizons for studying how stem cells form various organs in the developing embryo.

It could make it possible to grow tissues and organs for transplantation using synthetic embryo models.

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