Microscopy image of a multicolored (green, magenta, blue, and green) spherical human embryo implanted on the synthetic matrix (the grainy grey-black background).
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An artificial womb allowed scientists to watch human and mouse embryos implant in real time, providing a way to better understand fertility and pregnancy loss.

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The First Two Cells in a Human Embryo Contribute Unequally to Fetal Development

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Mouse Embryo: No Sperm, Egg, or Uterus Required

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How Wandering Nuclei Shape Developing Embryos

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Opinion: The Reproductive Technology Advances No One Asked For

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Cancer Researcher Beatrice Mintz Dies at 100

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Mammalian Embryos Might Not Need Primitive Streaks After All

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Infographic: Animal Embryos Coopt Sound to Survive and Thrive

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Slideshow: How Animal Embryos Eavesdrop on the Outside World

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How to Grow a Mouse Embryo in a Dish

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How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia

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Universe 25 Experiment

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One Gene Influences 75 Percent of Alzheimer’s Disease Cases

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Postdoc Portrait: Rohita Roy

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Exploring Organoids for Disease Modeling Research

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