Nature Communications (Jul 2021)

How will our understanding of human development evolve over the next 10 years

  • Ali H. Brivanlou,
  • Nicolas Rivron,
  • Norbert Gleicher

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24794-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 4

Abstract

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In the next 10 years, the continued exploration of human embryology holds promise to revolutionize regenerative and reproductive medicine with important societal consequences. In this Comment we speculate on the evolution of recent advances made and describe emerging technologies for basic research, their potential clinical applications, and, importantly, the ethical frameworks in which they must be considered.