Filling the gaps of what we know about the first days and weeks of the developing human embryo

Several recent reports are filling in the gaps of what we know about the earliest days and weeks of human prenatal development. Rather than attempting to image human embryos, researchers are tracking gene expression – that is, which genes a particular cell turns on or off at a particular time, providing a view of overall function.

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