"Inside this delicate, fluid filled sphere, a small cluster of cells gathers at one side, out of which the embryo proper will grow: every organ, tissue, and feature…researchers have worked out how to watch these events unfold – the grainy opening frames of the movie of life, played on repeat."
Naomi Moris
So, I wrote a big feature for The Crick Magazine, about @nmoris.bsky.social's super-cool work on embryo models, and the ethical questions they raise.
Read it here:
www.crick.ac.uk/news/2026-03...
@crick.ac.uk
The events within a crucial four week period of human development have long eluded scientists. Stem cell models are finally revealing them – and raising new ethical questions.