Human embryo development without OCT4 (VIDEO)

The Francis Crick Institute

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This is a time lapse video showing human embryo development in embryos that have been edited so they do not produce the OCT4 protein. These embryos fail to form a stable blastocyst, showing that OCT4 is essential for blastocyst development.

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Dr Kathy Niakan/Nature

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