Embryo models built from stem cells promise to shed light on human development.
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Popovic, M., Azpiroz, F. & Chuva de Sousa Lopes, S.M. Engineered models of the human embryo. Nat Biotechnol 39, 918–920 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-021-01004-4
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