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embryo

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

These pathways guide critical processes such as embryo formation and organ development.

From Science Daily • Feb. 4, 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

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

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025

Aristotle had recast heredity as the flow of information—a river of code moving from egg to the embryo.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee