embryo
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The next phase of the research will explore how different gravity environments, including those on the Moon, Mars, and in artificial gravity systems, affect sperm navigation and early embryo development.
From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026
Ectopic pregnancies are when the embryo starts growing outside the womb, usually in the fallopian tube, and can be life-threatening.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
Eventually, the 10th and final embryo worked, and Anita became pregnant.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
On the agency’s instructions, according to court records, the surrogate canceled her Medicaid and began to prepare for the embryo transfer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025
She stood mesmerized, watching one of her mother’s cells divide in two, just as they’d done when Henrietta was an embryo in her mother’s womb.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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