The mini-hearts are the first to beat like that of a human embryo. Dubbed cardioid, the miniature heart is the size of a sesame-seed and has a hollow chamber that beats 60-100 times per minute.
Under the watchful eyes of scientists, stem cells in lab dishes assembled themselves into tiny heart organoids, roughly the size of sesame seeds, and began beating like real miniature hearts.
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30.04.2021 / 10:00
QUANTRO Therapeutics appoints
Dr. Elmar Maier as Independent Board Chairman
Vienna, Austria, 30 April 2021: QUANTRO Therapeutics GmbH today announced the appointment of Dr. Elmar Maier as Independent Chairman of its Board.
Elmar has a long-standing track record as a seasoned dealmaker in the life science industry. Over the last 26 years, he has co-founded several biotech companies (including GPC Biotech AG and iOmx Therapeutics AG) and held C-level positions on multiple management teams in private and public biotech companies. He has helped biotech companies to establish large R&D collaborations generating several hundred million dollars cash up-front, raise significant equity funding and execute M&A transactions. Elmar holds a degree in chemistry and obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Konstanz, Germany. He was a scientist at the ICRF Laboratories in London and Department Head at the Ma
The birth of the microbiome
Barriers to embryo research
Studying the early development of a human embryo can be difficult due to the limited number available and ethical and legal constraints.
The International Consensus and National law for culturing human embryos states that embryos obtained by IVF can be cultured up to 14 days post-fertilization and/or the formation of a primitive streak, whichever is first, the Australian study said. The applicability of the 14-day rule to in vitro models of early development that are not derived by fertilization is not clear, the authors wrote. This led the team to be cautious and only culture the blastoids for up to five days.