As scientists move closer to making part human, part animal organisms, what are the concerns?
April 19, 2021
The recent announcement that scientists have made human-monkey embryos and cultured them in the lab for two weeks made international headlines. Shutterstock Megan Munsie, The University of Melbourne and Julian Koplin, The University of Melbourne The...
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World first: Model embryos made in the lab from human skin cells
March 18, 2021
In breaking news overnight, Australian scientists have created embryo-like structures—dubbed iBlastoids—in the lab from reprogrammed living human skin cells. The research was led by Monash University stem cell scientist Professor Jose Polo, who was one of...
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Science that could save your skin
February 08, 2021
Stem cell project targets two diseases: melanoma and vitiligo The Foundation is backing Professor Mark Shackleton’s stem cell research aimed at preventing melanoma and treating vitiligo – two diseases affecting the melanin pigment-producing cells, called melanocytes.His...
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