A human blastoid created in a lab is shown. A new study in Nature shows how scientists created this structure that mimics a blastocyst, a ball of cells that form within a week of fertilization and can be used in research. ALOK JAVALI, HEIDAR HEIDARI AND THERESA SOMMER/INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE AUSTRIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES VIA AP
Scientists are using human stem cells to create a structure that mimics a pre-embryo and can serve as a research alternative to a real one.…