Organoids made from amniotic fluid will tell us how fetuses develop
Published Date: 3/4/2024
Source: technologyreview.com
As a fetus grows in the womb, it sheds cells into the amniotic fluid surrounding and protecting it. Now researchers have demonstrated that they can use those cells to grow organoids, three-dimensional structures that have some of the properties of human organs—in this case kidneys, small intestines, and lungs. These organoids could give doctors even…