Is this morally wrong? For the first time, researchers have created a model embryo without using sperm or an egg. It could revolutionise medical science — but some are worried about what is next.
Replica embryo made without sperm or egg
How to make an embyro: Stem cells, rather than an egg and sperm, were used to create the synthetic embryo. Glossary
Bokanovskified - In the novel Brave New World, the Bokanovsky process is a method of human reproduction. Fertilised eggs are split into identical copies to create a large, identical workforce.
Proliferate - Increase in number. In botany it refers to developing buds or shoots, and in biology to cellular division.
Embryo - A fertilised egg that is developing into a foetus.
Replica - An exact copy or model of something.
Traits - A person's characteristics or qualities.
Womb - Also known as the uterus. The organ in which a baby is carried during pregnancy.
Commodification - Turn something into a product to sell.