Synthetic Human Embryos and Other Hype
A modern version of my childhood's propaganda from the USSR
Scientists have created synthetic human embryos using stem cells, in a groundbreaking advance that sidesteps the need for eggs or sperm.
Scientists say these model embryos [!!!!!!], which resemble those in the earliest stages of human development, could provide a crucial window on the impact of genetic disorders and the biological causes of recurrent miscarriage. [Maybe try stopping to poison the world for profit or not forcing bad medicines on the parents?]
However, the work also raises serious ethical and legal issues as the lab-grown entities fall outside current legislation in the UK and most other countries.
The structures do not have a beating heart or the beginnings of a brain, but include cells that would typically go on to form the placenta, yolk sac and the embryo itself.
My two cents:
Is it mostly hype? Yes.
Can this kind of hype bring funding? YES.
Can they at any point in time “create” fully functional human beings this way? NO.
Can they maybe create some kind of energy-…
