Some of those matching genes are vital
for embryo survival, including several responsible for cell communication, cellular energy and adhesion to the lining of the uterus.
Not exact matches
Interestingly, none of the opponents of embryonic stem cell research have called
for research programs that might increase the odds of
embryo survival.
Experimental procedures can be licit if they «respect the life and integrity of the
embryo and do not involve disproportionate risks
for it, but rather are directed to its healing, the improvement of its condition of health, or its individual
survival»; but the mere «use of human
embryos or fetuses as an object of experimentation» is «a crime against their dignity as human beings.»
In other cases, the
embryo does develop
for a little while but has abnormalities that make
survival impossible, and development stops before the heart starts beating.
August 14, 1997 Evolution re-sculpted animal limbs by genetic switches once thought too drastic
for survival Extremely powerful genes that govern the shape of an
embryo from the earliest stages of development have been tinkered with by nature over the course of evolution to create the enormously wide range of animal forms, scientists report in the August 14, 1997 issue of Nature.