For the first time, scientists have grown a miniature version of the human spine in the lab by recreating the notochord—a vital structure that helps form the spine during early development.

#HumanSpine #StemCellResearch #ScientificBreakthrough #MedicalInnovation #Notochord

Timely TGFβ signalling inhibition induces notochord Through analysis of developing chick embryos and in vitro differentiation of embryonic stem cells, a study develops a method to generate a model of the human trunk with a notochord.

Strategic inhibition of TGFβ signaling prompts notochord formation from pluripotent stem cells, filling a key gap in human trunk formation models. Enhances study of tissue patterning! #StemCell #TGFβ #Notochord #Biotech PMID:39695233, Nature 2024, @Nature