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A baby was born in Israel with a partially developed human embryo — possibly the makings of an absorbed twin — inside of her stomach.

A Baby Was Born With Her “Parasitic” Twin Inside Her Stomach

By Dan Robitzski

The International Society for Stem Cell Research just loosened up decades-old restrictions on how long scientists can keep lab-grown embryos alive.

New Regulations Let Scientists Keep Lab-Grown Human Embryos Alive for Longer

By Dan Robitzski

A Japanese scientist from the University of Tokyo just got permission from the government to create animal embryos that contain human cells, Nature reports.

Health & Medicine

Japanese Scientist Wants to Grow Human Organs In Animal Embryos

By Victor Tangermann

Experts Call for Temporary World Ban on Gene-Hacked Children

Experts Call for Temporary World Ban on Gene-Hacked Children

By Victor Tangermann

Health & Medicine

Human Eggs Developed to Maturity in the Lab for the First Time

Meet Baby Emma. She Was Frozen as an Embryo for 24 Years.

Health & Medicine

Meet Baby Emma. She Was Frozen as an Embryo for 24 Years.

By Chelsea Gohd

crispr peer review gene editing embryo

Health & Medicine

Experts Cast Doubt on Groundbreaking CRISPR Embryo Editing Research

First U.S. Human Embryo Gene Editing Experiment Successfully “Corrects” a Heart Condition

First U.S. Human Embryo Gene Editing Experiment Successfully “Corrects” a Heart Condition

medicine stem cells cellular biology

Researchers Invent Stem Cell Capable of Becoming an Entire Embryo

Scientists Have Grown the First Synthetic Self-Developing Embryo

Science & Energy

Scientists Have Grown the First Synthetic Self-Developing Embryo

By Neil C. Bhavsar

Should We Extend the Time Limit for Embryonic Research? Scientists Set to Decide

Should We Extend the Time Limit for Embryonic Research? Scientists Set to Decide

By Kristin Houser

Scientists Successfully Genetically Modify Human Embryos Against HIV

Prosthetics and Devices

Scientists Successfully Genetically Modify Human Embryos Against HIV

By Sarah Marquart

US Panel Greenlights Creation of ‘Three-Person’ Embryos

Prosthetics and Devices

US Panel Greenlights Creation of ‘Three-Person’ Embryos

Scientists are Growing Human Organs Inside Pigs and Sheep for Transplant

Science & Energy

Scientists are Growing Human Organs Inside Pigs and Sheep for Transplant

By Sarah Marquart