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The first embryos from a mammal have now been grown in space

The research is a step toward understanding how human embryos might fare

A microscope image of seven mouse blastocysts on a lavender background.

Two-cell mouse embryos cultured on the International Space Station and returned to Earth formed blastocysts (some shown).

S. Wakayama et al/iScience 2023

By Saima S. Iqbal

- More than 2 years ago

Mouse embryos can make it to an early stage of development in space.