embryo
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At the same time, the law draws an important line: A surrogate cannot use her own egg to create the embryo she carries.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The embryo grows until it causes the organ to rupture, triggering catastrophic bleeding.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
The couple now want the law changed so that once an embryo has been created, consent cannot be withdrawn.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
"Our data predict that nanomolar concentrations of vanillin will reach the embryo in pregnant women who vape," Talbot said.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
In 1986, in an astonishing experiment, Nüsslein-Volhard’s students learned to prick a normal fly embryo with a minuscule needle, withdraw a droplet of liquid from its head, and transplant it into the headless mutants.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
However, embryos are often not visible on an ultrasound early in pregnancy.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Nat and Nik ended up with six embryos and in August last year, Jude was born.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
“The battle over embryos is becoming a big problem in divorces now.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
During the first several weeks after the eggs were laid, the embryos appeared to coil only dextrally, meaning to the right, as viewed from head to tail.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
Perhaps the cows hated what had been done to them, because they certainly rejected the embryos.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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