Post by M. Hawbaker on Jun 16, 2023 20:43:48 GMT
Scientists created synthetic human fetuses using stem cells in a groundbreaking step that circumvents the need for an egg or sperm.
The scientists said that these fetuses, which are like fetuses in the earliest stages of human development, can teach about the effect of genetic disorders and biological causes of recurring miscarriages. Still, their existence raises serious ethical and legal issues because there is no legislation regarding the entities that were grown in a lab in most of the world's countries currently.
It's important to note that the fetuses have no beating heart or the beginning of a brain, but they do include the cells that generally would go on to create the placenta and the baby itself.
Prof. Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz from Cambridge and the Technological Institute of California described the work on Wednesday at the annual meeting of the International Association of Stem Cell Research in Boston.
www.jpost.com/science/article-746411
The scientists said that these fetuses, which are like fetuses in the earliest stages of human development, can teach about the effect of genetic disorders and biological causes of recurring miscarriages. Still, their existence raises serious ethical and legal issues because there is no legislation regarding the entities that were grown in a lab in most of the world's countries currently.
It's important to note that the fetuses have no beating heart or the beginning of a brain, but they do include the cells that generally would go on to create the placenta and the baby itself.
Prof. Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz from Cambridge and the Technological Institute of California described the work on Wednesday at the annual meeting of the International Association of Stem Cell Research in Boston.
www.jpost.com/science/article-746411
... Some days, I feel like living, breathing, real-live human beings are barely hanging on when it comes to residing on this earth. 
Strikes me as a way to create a wealth of synthetic people who have no souls and no conscience so you can program them to do everything from housework to murder. They could be the new recruits for a wide-ranging army! This would give "nation-building" a whole new meaning!