The Ethical Frontier: Synthetic Human Embryos and the Controversial Potential for Extended Research
In an era of groundbreaking biomedical research, the creation of synthetic human embryos using stem cells, as revealed by developmental biologist Magdalena Żernicka-Goetz during the 2023 International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) annual meeting, is opening up new avenues for investigation. These synthetic embryos could revolutionize our understanding of