embryo
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Using IVF, they created an embryo in London, which was shipped to Kyiv and stored in the clinic's cryogenic storage tanks.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
In Chloe’s case, she began the pregnancy process by contracting with a fertility clinic to implant an embryo conceived with Silvia’s egg and Fausto’s sperm.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
The team examined how exposure to microgravity during fertilisation influences early embryo development in animal models.
From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 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
That’s the part that holds a tiny embryo of a corn plant.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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