embryogenesis
noun
em·bryo·gen·e·sis
ˌem-brē-ō-ˈje-nə-səs 
: the formation and development of the embryo
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Studying human embryogenesis is restricted due to ethical and legal considerations.
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Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 1 June 2023
Understanding development The early stages of animal development, often referred to as embryogenesis, encompass the transition from a seemingly unremarkable clump of cells to a complex and compartmentalized organism.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 1 June 2023
Five more days Two independent groups of researchers, publishing back-to-back papers, have tried to bridge this gap by developing a primate system for studying embryogenesis.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 1 June 2023
And Shaevitz noted that a tissue’s multiscale liquid crystallinity could be related to embryogenesis—the process by which embryos mold themselves into organisms.
—WIRED, 10 Dec. 2023
And Shaevitz noted that a tissue’s multiscale liquid crystallinity could be related to embryogenesis — the process by which embryos mold themselves into organisms.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023
Normally, this is something that happens earlier, during fertilization and that’s what leads to embryogenesis.
—David Warmflash, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2016
According to Marcus, embryogenesis most resembles a genetic computer program that produces a three-dimensional living organism.
—Quanta Magazine, 5 Apr. 2018
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Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 1 June 2023
Understanding development The early stages of animal development, often referred to as embryogenesis, encompass the transition from a seemingly unremarkable clump of cells to a complex and compartmentalized organism.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 1 June 2023
Five more days Two independent groups of researchers, publishing back-to-back papers, have tried to bridge this gap by developing a primate system for studying embryogenesis.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 1 June 2023
And Shaevitz noted that a tissue’s multiscale liquid crystallinity could be related to embryogenesis—the process by which embryos mold themselves into organisms.
—WIRED, 10 Dec. 2023
And Shaevitz noted that a tissue’s multiscale liquid crystallinity could be related to embryogenesis — the process by which embryos mold themselves into organisms.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023
Normally, this is something that happens earlier, during fertilization and that’s what leads to embryogenesis.
—David Warmflash, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2016
According to Marcus, embryogenesis most resembles a genetic computer program that produces a three-dimensional living organism.
—Quanta Magazine, 5 Apr. 2018
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embryogenesis
noun
em·bryo·gen·e·sis
ˌem-brē-ō-ˈjen-ə-səs
plural embryogeneses
-ˌsēz
: the formation and development of the embryo
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