embryonic
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When the researchers knocked down a third developmental gene, thought to help build embryonic legs, the limbs didn’t turn into pedipalps, but they did get shorter.
From Science Magazine
There are no embryonic materials or placenta in the vaccines.
From Washington Post
Observing embryonic development after 14 days could help scientists better understand the origins of miscarriages and birth defects, and many scientists and bioethicists have advocated softening the restriction.
From Science Magazine
“When an embryo is in a petri dish outside the body, are you going to really be able to tell anything meaningful about miscarriage or embryonic development?” she said.
From Seattle Times
The bill would ban abortions after the first detection of an embryonic “heartbeat.”
From Seattle Times
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