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embryo noun basis for development, beginning, bud, commencement, earliest stage, fetus, first stage, genesis, germ, immature stage, inchoation, incipience, incipient orranism, origin, origination, partus, rudiment, rudimentary state, seed, source, start, starting point, undeveloped stage Associated concepts: abortion How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This process begins in the 2nd month of embryonic life, when the heart is a "spongy," loosely interwoven mesh of muscle fibers which gradually compacts from the epicardium to the endocardium and from the base to the apex. In their view, cloning's potential to relieve human suffering outweighs moral concerns about embryonic life. I see this lack of protection for embryonic life as symptomatic of our culture's lack of care for all children, whether born or unborn. |
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