Is this morally wrong? For the first time, researchers have created a model embryo without using sperm or an egg. It could change medicine forever — 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
Embryo - A fertilised egg that is developing into a foetus.
Foetus - An unborn human or animal in the later stages of its development, but before birth.
Replica - An exact copy or model of something.
Womb - Also known as the uterus. The organ in which a baby is carried during pregnancy.