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embryo

[em-bree-oh] / ˈɛm briˌoʊ /
NOUN
fetus
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Scientists now say they have found the first direct evidence that this long-lost planetary embryo, known as a protoplanet, once existed.

From Science Daily Jun. 23, 2026

This means that when a child conceived using egg, sperm or embryo donation reaches 18, they may choose to learn some of their donor's identifiable information and try to contact them.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

Her worry is that “they’re basically building a blueprint” for more ethically problematic forms of embryo editing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

In late 2023, CooperSurgical recalled three lots of embryo culture solution used for in vitro fertilization.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

In a volley of pathbreaking papers published between 1986 and 1990, Nüsslein-Volhard and her colleagues definitively identified several of the factors that provide the signal for “headness” and “tailness” in the embryo.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

In the study, the live birth rate was around 80% for women aged 35-40 and 62.5% among those aged 49 or older who transferred all available embryos.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

In Egli’s study, nearly 80% of embryos became mosaics, meaning if those embryos grew into babies, they would likely still have cells with the disease-causing mutations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

Investigations showed the solution was missing magnesium, which caused embryos to stop developing, degrade, or die.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

Multiple planetary embryos emerge at roughly the same time and gradually evolve over millions of years into full planets.

From Science Daily May 21, 2026

“He said: ‘Now, you embryos, here you are, all looking exactly the same, and We are going to give you the choice of what you want to be.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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