embryo

A Nile crocodile egg must be maintained at a constant temperature of 30C-32C for about three months for the embryo to develop and hatch.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

They discovered that the brain organoids continued to change and mature over the years, despite never having been inside an embryo, let alone a body.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

IVF involves stimulating the ovaries to produce eggs, retrieving them, fertilising them in a laboratory and then implanting the resulting embryo back into the womb.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

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

“What about those forearms,” asked a Badger gravely, “that are held together by a chest? Come along, my dear embryo, and find your tool.”

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

"This meant high competition for resources and strong predatory pressures. Combined with a trend toward aridity and strong seasonality, embryos of viviparous species would be better protected than those of egg-laying species."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

The four girls, who were delivered via caesarean section at 28 weeks and four days on 14 July, were monozygotic quadruplets - where a single fertilised egg splits into four embryos.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

In the UK, people conceived using donated sperm, eggs, or embryos from registered donors after April 1 2005, can now request identifying information about their biological donor parent once they turn 18.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

His company sells a polygenic embryo-screening product, which screens prospective parents’ embryos and produces risk scores for their likelihood of developing disease, as well as factors like height, IQ and eye color.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Without her warmth, the embryos could not develop.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George