embryo

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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

Ectopic pregnancies are when the embryo starts growing outside the womb, usually in the fallopian tube, and can be life-threatening.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 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

The research team discovered that many of these extra mutations arise soon after conception during the earliest rounds of cell division in the embryo.

From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2025

“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