Milestones in Creation: Scientists Develop Human Embryo from Skin Cell DNA as Astronomers Image a Newborn Planet

Milestones in Creation: Scientists Develop Human Embryo from Skin Cell DNA as Astronomers Image a Newborn Planet
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In a week marking breakthroughs in both microscopic biology and macroscopic astronomy, scientists achieved unprecedented feats of creation and observation, according to reports from Anadolu Agency (AA).

For the first time in history, a human embryo was successfully created in a laboratory using the DNA from an adult skin cell. The breakthrough, reported by AA, opens new avenues for medical research, potentially impacting the study and treatment of genetic diseases. This landmark achievement, while offering great promise, also reignites ethical debates surrounding human cloning and the manipulation of life at its earliest stages.

Separately, astronomers captured the first-ever direct image of a “baby planet” actively forming around a young star. Also reported by AA, this incredible image provides astronomers with crucial new data on how planets are born and grow within the swirling disks of gas and dust surrounding stars. The observation offers a unique window into the earliest stages of planetary evolution, confirming long-held theories of planet formation.