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But the second half of the album truly drags, with forgettable songs like 'Embryos' and 'The Letting Down' lacking any energy or ingenuity.
The Line Of Best Fit Erik Thompson 2010
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Embryos created from eggs with chromosomal abnormalities do not usually proceed to a successful pregnancy and live birth.
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Embryos with shorter telomeres and abnormal numbers of mitochondria may also be less likely to result in a successful pregnancy.
Embryo 'health check' could increase pregnancy rates through IVF treatment 2011
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Embryos are not necessarily equivalent to persons any more than acorns are equivalent to oak trees.
Jonathan D. Moreno: Beyond Vaccine Politics to Biopolitics Jonathan D. Moreno 2011
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Embryos with major genetic faults can be rejected by the body in a miscarriage.
Embryo 'health check' could increase pregnancy rates through IVF treatment 2011
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Embryos from cattle cloned in the US were first imported three years ago, but no official checks have been kept on their offspring.
Scientists give all-clear for meat and milk from cloned cattle David Batty 2010
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Embryos can also be sorted to avoid X-linked sex-linked disorders such as hemophilia, muscular dystrophy, and many others.
A Baby at Last! Mark L. Fuerst 2010
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Sedgwick noted, “Embryos of different members of the same group are more alike than the adults, and the resemblances are greater the younger the embryos examined.”
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Embryos of GM soy-fed parent mice had changed DNA. Mice fed GM corn had fewer, and smaller, babies.
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Embryos of GM soy-fed parent mice had changed DNA. Mice fed GM corn had fewer, and smaller, babies.
Mike Jensen: Americans Unite -- This Is an Emergency! Mike Jensen 2010
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