In addition to the embryos and eye, the fossil find includes portions of a snout plus jawbones, skull bones, cheekbones, and teeth. |
Scientists were harvesting these stem cells from embryos left over from IVF treatments or using aborted embryos. |
Immature embryos fixed in acetic alcohol were rinsed in distilled water for 10 minutes under vacuum conditions. |
A spokeswoman acknowledged that allowing embryos to be tested to save a seriously ill brother or sister was a complex issue. |
In time, the growing embryos will accumulate enough mass to ignite and explode out of their cores like baby birds busting out of their eggs. |
Modern early-stage embryos behave similarly as their constant volume is divided and redivided. |