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embryology

embreeo luh jee

  • n  the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms

  • Scientists were also consumed with cross-disciplinary arguments over whether genetics and embryology should be two separate studies.
  • It was a remarkable feat of artificial embryology, passing through a distinctive series of intermediate stages: catamaran with two hulls, cupboard with doors, picture in a frame .
  • The fact is that the cloning of that ewe was, at heart, a triumph of human embryology.
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  • David Cameron in guardian.co.uk
    Cameron told the Daily Mail: "I would like to see a reduction in the current limit, as it is clear that, due to medical advancement, many babies are surviving at 24 weeks. If there is an opportunity in the human fertilisation and embryology bill, I...
  • Mario Conti in Indian Catholic
    Archbishop Conti told reporters: "We are frankly appalled at proposals which would allow the creation of organisms which cross the species barrier. We call on the government to think again about the role of the Human Fertilization and Embryology...
  • Randolph M. Nesse in Science Daily (press release)
    It's a basic science like embryology and biochemistry and all the rest,added Nesse. "We insist on students learning many of these basic sciences not because doctors need embryology everyday in the clinic, but because we want them to...

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