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embryolike en · ADJ

Etymology

From embryo + -like.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of an embryo.
   • In recent years, scientists have moved beyond in vitro fertilization. They are starting to assemble stem cells that can organize themselves into embryolike structures. 2017 March 21, Carl Zimmer, “A New Form of Stem-Cell Engineering Raises Ethical Questions”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 23 Mar 2017:
   • A team of researchers in the United States and United Kingdom say they have created the world’s first synthetic human embryo-like structures from stem cells, bypassing the need for eggs and sperm. 2023 June 14, Brenda Goodman, “Scientists report creation of first human synthetic model embryos”, in CNN:

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