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embryo

[em-bree-oh] / ˈɛm briˌoʊ /
NOUN
fetus
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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

"We are talking about people who did not simply draw lines, but organized them according to recurring principles -- parallelisms, grids, rotations and systematic repetitions: a visual grammar in embryo."

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

A magazine account admiringly described Osterberg's students, typically in their late teens, as "teachers in embryo... destined high priestesses of a new cult".

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

A scientist said his group has precisely edited genes in an embryo, a landmark scientific move that is highly controversial.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 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

"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

In the study, the live birth rate was around 80% for women aged 35-40 and 62.5% among those aged 49 or older who transferred all available embryos.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

In Egli’s study, nearly 80% of embryos became mosaics, meaning if those embryos grew into babies, they would likely still have cells with the disease-causing mutations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

Investigations showed the solution was missing magnesium, which caused embryos to stop developing, degrade, or die.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

I’d lived around the corner from this girl since we were, like, embryos, but that was the best response I could come up with.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick




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