Four teams have coaxed human stem cells to organize themselves into embryo-like forms. The advance could shed light on fertility. By Carl Zimmer In its first week, a fertilized human egg develops ...

Recent breakthroughs in making stem-cell based human embryo models are raising urgent questions about to what extent they should be treated like natural embryos and whether they are open to misuse.

Scientists create world's most sophisticated lab model of the human body. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2020 / 03 / 200302122538.htm ...

No, they're not building Frankenstein's monster. Instead, this miniature model of the human body could be used for researchers for testing future drugs.

WINSTON-SALEM, NC - March 2, 2020 - Scientists at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) have developed the world's most sophisticated laboratory model of the human body ...

Scientists recreate the human body's GPS system in the lab, providing groundbreaking insights into cellular navigation and potential medical advancements. ... Despite its importance, the complexity of ...

Over the next two days, several research teams posted preprints of work using various kinds of human stem cells, some genetically modified, to create models of post-implantation embryos in the lab.

"Recent gut-on-a-chip models have demonstrated success in maintaining a viable coculture of the human intestinal cells and the microbiome for a few days and even up to weeks," said Valiei.

How it works: The technology behind Body Labs has been in development since 2006, created by a research group at Brown University run by Michael Black, who was a computer science professor there ...

"All organs in the human body are complex, but the anatomical inaccessibility and unique biological intricacies of human bone marrow has made it a daunting task to model and study its physiology ...

Feeder-supported in vitro exercise model using human satellite cells from patients with sporadic inclusion body myositis. Scientific Reports , 2022; 12 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-05029-w Cite ...