Mouse Embryo Implantation Reproduced in Lab Equipment

Mouse embryo implantation reproduced in lab equipment

The team also discovered protein interactions that help drive embryo implantation.

The status quo in embryo research is barbaric

Roughly 50 years ago, scientists pursued a line of inquiry about the creation and development of human embryos in the lab. As of now, the extent of this research is limited to the first 14 days following fertilization — 14 days after one cell from mom joins one cell from dad to create a cell whose genetic composition has never before been seen in human history.  This 14-day limit originates from a 1979 report produced by the Ethics Advisory Boar…