Scientists have for the first time grown organoids from foetuses in late pregnancy, in a breakthrough that could make it much easier to monitor and treat congenital conditions before birth.
Researchers at Great Ormond Street Hospital and University College London extracted stem cells from the amniotic fluid that surrounds the foetus during pregnancy. These cells developed into organoids — miniature human organs — about 1mm across that showed the functional characteristics of specific tissues: kidneys, lungs and small intestine.
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