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Lab-grown human-like embryos spark calls for regulation

The labs found different ways to encourage stem cells to grow into a structure that resembles a human embryo, for research purposes.

PARIS - Scientists have used stem cells to create structures that resemble human embryos in a laboratory, a first that has prompted calls for stricter regulation in the rapidly advancing field.

Several different labs around the world have released pre-print studies in the past seven days describing their research, which experts said should be treated with caution as the research has not yet been peer-reviewed.

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