Developing news
Posted by the Node, on 6 September 2022
Synthetic embryos have dominated the discussion on #devbio Twitter over the past few weeks, following ground-breaking publications from the Hanna and Zernicka-Goetz labs. The labs have produced synthetic mouse embryos with astonishing similarity to the ‘real thing’, which has prompted discussions on where this technology can go next, the distinction between embryo-like models and real embryos, ethical implications and responsible reporting to the general public. With fantastic timing, next Monday (12 September) at 16.00 BST, we will be livestreaming our panel discussion on technical, ethical and legal challenges of studying early human development from our Journal meeting on human development, where we expect to cover some of the topics discussed on Twitter in more depth. The stream of our panel discussion, as well as talks from Sarah Teichmann and Sergiu Pasca, will be hosted on the Node. For now, we have picked out a few of our favourite Tweets and replies for you to read (to check out the discussion, simple click on the tweets below).
preLights in #devbio
Hello, is this the tag you’re looking for? I can see it in the cells, I can purify it on the gel…
You are what your mother eats – ursolic acid intake protects progeny from neurodegeneration
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