Researchers from the Francis Crick Institute have studied the earliest point at which the heart forms during embryonic development and revealed, for the first time, that each part of the heart has a unique origin. Their study in mice, published in PLoS Biology today, has implications for understanding congenital heart diseases. As an embryo develops, […]
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A Same-Sex Couple Made History When They Took Turns Carrying Their Baby's Embryo
A lesbian couple in Texas is making headlines for something that, until recently, would have been considered impossible: Before giving birth to their baby boy in June, both women took a turn carrying their baby’s embryo. The feat was made possible by a procedure called reciprocal in vitro fertilization (IVF), in which a fertilized embryo […]