This article discusses the preprinted work of Lokshtanov and colleagues (Lokshtanov et al., 2026 preprint) as well as that of Xu and team (Xu et al., 2026 preprint). As preprints, these works have…

This book covers diverse aspects of stem cell research and exemplifies some of the developments and improvements in the field.

This Perspective proposes the use of an integrative embedded ethics approach to evaluate human stem-cell-based embryo models and outlines a nested benchmarking strategy to periodically evaluate their scientific and ethical status.

Diverse voices overcome scientific challenges

Berna Sozen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Genetics at Yale University, USA. Berna's lab studies early mammalian development, metabolism, and maternal–fetal interactions using mouse an...

Summary: This Review summarizes how recent studies of embryo models have advanced our understanding of cell state transitions of the pluripotent human epiblast and highlights some key remaining questi...