A hybrid embryo is a mixture of both human and animal tissue. There are several types of hybrid embryo (listed below), but recent controversy has focused on cytoplasmic embryos. These are created ...

From these embryos, ESCs could be isolated and the genetic fault encumbered by the patient be repaired during ESC culture, before treatment.This would involve obtaining the appropriate cell type ...

Now - the clever bit. The cells on the inside layer of this very early embryo can make all of the cell types needed in your body. They're called stem cells. The stem cells continue to divide by ...