One of the main arguments made for bodyoids is that they could provide spare human organs. There’s a huge shortage of organs for transplantation. More than 100,000 people in the US are waiting for a ...

A Frankenstein's lab for growing 'spare' human bodies sounds ... that mimic the first developmental stages of real human embryos. At the same time, new research has opened up the possibility ...

Organoids are made to model human organs and are promising for research and therapy, but there are limitations in their growth and function. A recent study by researchers at The University of Tokyo ...

Understanding how cells differentiate during early embryonic development is crucial for advancing regenerative medicine and ...

Scientists have the technology to grow humans in Petri dishes, but they say there are better uses for it: to combat aging.

Last year, scientists in Massachusetts claimed to have produced the world's first human embryos for medical research. But their best-developed embryos stopped growing after three days. Details of ...

Lab-grown body parts represent one of the most promising frontiers in medicine. As AI, stem cell research, and bioengineering ...

A recent study found that placenta-derived IL1α under hypoxic conditions, can greatly increase growth of human stem cell-derived liver organoids. This method offers a promising route to improve ...

Growing an entire new tooth—or starting the process so that the cells can continue it when implanted—will require ...

Understanding how cells differentiate during early embryonic development is crucial for advancing regenerative medicine and developmental biology ...

The researchers discovered a crucial biological mechanism by studying mouse embryo development ... derived factors contribute to human iPSC-liver organoid growth, Nature Communications (2025).