Marsilius Academy 2023 - Public Session SYNTHETIC HUMAN EMBRYOS: Bio-Technology, Anthropology, Ethics

In June 2023 both the public and the broader scientific community were confronted with spectacular and - to some - worrying reports about a major breakthrough in developmental stem cell research: several laboratories seem to have succeeded in replicating early stages of human embryo growth by creating embryos out of human stem cells. As masterclass speakers for the interdisciplinary Marsilius Academy „[At the] Limits of Life“, Jacob Hanna and Ben Hurlbut will share their expertise with a selected group of international early career researchers, who come to Heidelberg for a week of intensive discussion and collaboration.