comparison of an embryo (left) and a stem-cell based embryo model representing the embryonic trunk (right) (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG)

comparison of an embryo (left) and a stem-cell based embryo model representing the embryonic trunk (right)

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A direct comparison of an embryo (left) and a stem-cell based embryo model representing the embryonic trunk (right). While the example shows a mouse embryo and embryo model, similar embryo models can be generated from human stem cells.

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Jesse Veenvliet, MPI-CBG

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