Biologists successfully grow first mammalian embryos in artificial womb

Biologists have successfully grown mouse embryos in an artificial uterus, marking a landmark achievement for research on mammal development in the womb.

The experiment, in which mouse embryos were taken from the uteruses of mice at five days of gestation and grown for six more days within artificial wombs, marked the first time scientists have successfully grown a developing embryo outside a mother’s womb, according to a review of the experiment published in Nature, a British weekly scientific journal.