embryo

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Eventually, the 10th and final embryo worked, and Anita became pregnant.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

During the first few hours after fertilization, a fruit fly embryo rapidly divides its nuclei, producing thousands of cells in a short time.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026

These pathways guide critical processes such as embryo formation and organ development.

From Science Daily • Feb. 4, 2026

She became pregnant with the first embryo and everything seemed to be progressing normally and both women allowed themselves to believe the future they'd imagined was finally happening.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025

An embryo needs a message to become an adult organism—but what carries this message?

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee