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A biotech firm wants to create “synthetic” human embryos that would be used to harvest organs in order to facilitate transplants and treat conditions such as infertility, genetic disease, and aging, according to researchers.
The Israel-based company, Renewal Bio, claimed that it successfully used advanced stem cell technology and artificial wombs in order to grow mouse embryos which continued to develop for several days.
The embryos remained alive until they developed beating hearts, blood flow, and the beginnings of a brain, according to MIT Technology Review.
It is believed to be the first time ever that a “synthetic” embryo was created and maintained to such an advanced stage without the use of sperm, eggs, or a uterus.
Jacob Hanna, a researcher at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, and the founder of Renewal Bio, now aims to apply the same technology to human embryos. He published the results of his work in the journal Cell.
“The embryo is the best organ-making machine and the best 3D bioprinter — we tried to emulate what it does,” he said.
He told the Guardian that the process undertaken by his scientists could help humans better understand organ formation at the earliest stages.
Biotech firm wants to grow human embryos for organ harvesting (nypost.com)
A biotech firm wants to create “synthetic” human embryos that would be used to harvest organs in order to facilitate transplants and treat conditions such as infertility, genetic disease, and aging, according to researchers.
The Israel-based company, Renewal Bio, claimed that it successfully used advanced stem cell technology and artificial wombs in order to grow mouse embryos which continued to develop for several days.
The embryos remained alive until they developed beating hearts, blood flow, and the beginnings of a brain, according to MIT Technology Review.
It is believed to be the first time ever that a “synthetic” embryo was created and maintained to such an advanced stage without the use of sperm, eggs, or a uterus.
Jacob Hanna, a researcher at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, and the founder of Renewal Bio, now aims to apply the same technology to human embryos. He published the results of his work in the journal Cell.
“The embryo is the best organ-making machine and the best 3D bioprinter — we tried to emulate what it does,” he said.
He told the Guardian that the process undertaken by his scientists could help humans better understand organ formation at the earliest stages.
Biotech firm wants to grow human embryos for organ harvesting (nypost.com)
