"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Scientists have officially grown a notochord—the tissues that act as the “GPS for the developing ...

This is particularly important, as a working notochord in human stem cells could help further research into how birth defects affect the spine or spinal cord. The researchers note that it could ...

In a major yet surprising turn of events, scientists have managed to grow a human spine in a laboratory. As per Popular Mechanics, scientists at The Francis Crick Institute in London managed to ...

Scientists have officially grown a notochord—the tissues that act as the “GPS for the developing embryo” by guiding the formation of the spine and nervous system. Previous attempts to create a ...