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embryo

[em-bree-oh] / ˈɛm briˌoʊ /
NOUN
fetus
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The team examined how exposure to microgravity during fertilisation influences early embryo development in animal models.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

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

He said "a huge team of people" had been involved in the process - from the transplant operation to the embryo transfer and the delivery itself.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

A week later it was confirmed that the embryo hadn't become a baby.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025

As with humans, the basic plan for the adult body is furled into an embryo.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee