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To better understand the medical and ethical ramifications of Elliot’s embryological experiments, the writers consulted scientists at the Francis Crick Institute in London.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2023

The nervous system was also well suited to the embryological method because as axons grow, they develop myelin sheaths—insulating layers of fat and protein—which repel the silver microcrystals, preventing the enclosed fibers from being stained.

From Scientific American • Apr. 9, 2022

Cajal hit on the embryological method for studying the nervous system, he said, while reflecting on the difference in complexity between the “full-grown forest” and the “young wood.”

From Scientific American • Apr. 9, 2022

Additional characteristics that contribute to animal classification include the number of tissue layers formed during development, the presence or absence of an internal body cavity, and other features of embryological development.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

To answer these questions, we need to turn the clock of embryological development backward.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee