Unit 1: Brave New World (1ère AMC_gr2)
Synthetic Human Embryos
The document under study is a news
report from The World is One News, posted in June 2023 on YouTube. It is
about a new breakthrough that consists in
using stem cells to create synthetic
embryos. In fact, this method bypasses the need for sperm and an egg to create
an embryo. These synthetic embryos are analyzed in a lab for 14 days
because it is the legal limit to study human embryos. In parallel, they analyze
donated embryos to compare the evolutions.
The goals of this new innovation are to understand the
very origins of human development, besides to
understand better the period of the “black box”. Indeed,
the “black box” period is situated from the 14th day of pregnancy to
the 28th one, it is the very beginning of development of the embryo.
On top of that, this
innovation is made to see if it is possible to have a living creature formed
without sperm and an egg to live healthily.
Nevertheless, scientists
tried this breakthrough on mice. They
implanted synthetic embryos in female mice’s wombs/uteruses, eventually they
did not survive.
Homework: Learn the lesson.
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