"Embryo Research" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Experimentation on, or using the organs or tissues from, a human or other mammalian conceptus during the prenatal stage of development that is characterized by rapid morphological changes and the differentiation of basic structures. In humans, this includes the period from the time of fertilization to the end of the eighth week after fertilization.
| Descriptor ID |
D033041
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.313 H01.770.644.145.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Embryo Research- Embryo Research
- Research, Embryo
- Human Embryo Research
- Embryo Research, Human
- Research, Human Embryo
- Embryo Experimentation
- Embryo Experimentations
- Experimentation, Embryo
- Experimentations, Embryo
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Embryo Research" by people in Profiles.
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The CRISPR-baby scandal: what's next for human gene-editing. Nature. 2019 02; 566(7745):440-442.
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Creator of first gene edited babies faces "stern" punishment. BMJ. 2019 Jan 22; 364:l346.
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CRISPR-baby scientist fails to satisfy critics. Nature. 2018 12; 564(7734):13-14.
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Gene editing: who should decide? Nature. 2018 12; 564(7735):190.
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Engineering a biomedical revolution. Nature. 2018 12; 564(7735):S66-S68.
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Genome-edited baby claim provokes international outcry. Nature. 2018 11; 563(7733):607-608.
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An alternative proposal to the destruction of abandoned human embryos. Nat Biotechnol. 2018 02 06; 36(2):139-141.
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2017 in news: The science events that shaped the year. Nature. 2017 12 21; 552(7685):304-307.
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Embryo editing takes another step to clinic. Science. 2017 Aug 04; 357(6350):436-437.
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[French research on human embryo: lots of noise for next to nothing?]. Rev Med Suisse. 2014 Jun 25; 10(436):1426-7.