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Evening Standard
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Daniel Keane

Stem cell breakthrough could help treat conditions in babies before birth

London scientists have discovered a way to potentially treat conditions in babies before birth using stem cells collected in late pregnancy.

Researchers at University College London and Great Ormond Street Hospital used human stem cells to grow complex cell models called organoids that retain a baby’s biological information.

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