Modelling human blastocysts by reprogramming fibroblasts into iBlastoids

X Liu, JP Tan, J Schröder, A Aberkane, JF Ouyang… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Human pluripotent and trophoblast stem cells have been essential alternatives to
blastocysts for understanding early human development 1, 2, 3, 4. However, these simple …

Lineage tracing of human development through somatic mutations

M Spencer Chapman, AM Ranzoni, B Myers… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
The ontogeny of the human haematopoietic system during fetal development has previously
been characterized mainly through careful microscopic observations. Here we reconstruct a …

Enabling research with human embryonic and fetal tissue resources

D Gerrelli, S Lisgo, AJ Copp, S Lindsay - Development, 2015 - journals.biologists.com
Congenital anomalies are a significant burden on human health. Understanding the
developmental origins of such anomalies is key to developing potential therapies. The …