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Pregnancy Timeline by SemestersDevelopmental TimelineFertilizationFirst TrimesterSecond TrimesterThird TrimesterFirst Thin Layer of Skin AppearsEnd of Embryonic PeriodEnd of Embryonic PeriodFemale Reproductive SystemBeginning Cerebral HemispheresA Four Chambered HeartFirst Detectable Brain WavesThe Appearance of SomitesBasic Brain Structure in PlaceHeartbeat can be detectedHeartbeat can be detectedFinger and toe prints appearFinger and toe prints appearFetal sexual organs visibleBrown fat surrounds lymphatic systemBone marrow starts making blood cellsBone marrow starts making blood cellsInner Ear Bones HardenSensory brain waves begin to activateSensory brain waves begin to activateLungs begin to produce surfactantBrain convolutions beginPeriod of rapid brain growthImmune system beginningImmune system beginningWhite fat begins to be madeWhite fat begins to be madeFull TermBrain convolutions beginHead may position into pelvisFetal liver is producing blood cells
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the Human Clock  Birth Spiral  AIM2 a Source of Lifelong Behavioral Issues?  Birth Spiral  Jumping Genes Help Make Neurons in a Petri Dish  Birth Spiral  The Genetic Architecture of Our Brain  Birth Spiral  RNA Creates Fetal Map of Neuropsychiatric Disorders  Birth Spiral  Connection Between Lungs, Oxygen Flow and Disease  Birth Spiral  Developing A New System Combatting COVID-19  Birth Spiral  Correcting Genes In The Womb  Birth Spiral  There Is Hope For This Horrible Pandemic  Birth Spiral  A Potential Vaccine Against SARS-CoV-2  Birth Spiral  Autism Rates Escalating Among Poor and Minorities  Birth Spiral  Skin Cells Continuously Meet a Swift Death    Birth Spiral  SKP1 Enzyme Could be Target for Male Infertility  April 2020   Birth Spiral  Heart Mitochondria Fuel Regeneration  Birth Spiral  Boosting Older People's Immune Response to Vaccines  Birth Spiral  Cell Cytoskeleton Is a Permanent Construction Site  Birth Spiral  Pressure Induces Cells to Get Sticky  Birth Spiral  New Coronavirus Testing Kits Under Development  Birth Spiral  CCL2 Molecule Important To Autoimmune Defense  Birth Spiral  Length of Pregnancy Alters a Child's DNA  Birth Spiral  COVID-19 Virus Epidemic Has Natural Origins  Birth Spiral  Scientists Identify COVID-19 Vaccine Targets  Birth Spiral  COVID-19 Not Transmitted Pregnant Mom to Newborn  Birth Spiral  Repairing DNA Breaks in Aging, Cancer and MND  Birth Spiral  Discovering The Origin of Modern Proteins  Birth Spiral  Household Chemicals Linked to Child Language Delay  Birth Spiral  Brain Waves Stimulate Muscle Movements  Birth Spiral  Brain Waves Stimulate Muscle Movements  Birth Spiral  Stress In Pregnancy Can Last a Lifetime  Birth Spiral  Existing Drugs Give Some Defence Against Coronavirus  Birth Spiral  Dozens of Mutations in Crucial Brain Gene  Birth Spiral  Molecule Offers Hope for Stoping Parkinson's  Birth Spiral  Treating Fetal Disorders With Stem Cell Transplants  Birth Spiral  What Regulates Early Placental Growth?  Birth Spiral  Stem Cells Given to Fetus Treat Metabolic Disorders  Birth Spiral  CRISPR Slows ALS Progression In Mice  Birth Spiral  Pregnancy High Blood Pressure Link to DNA Methylation  Birth Spiral  How to Affect Organ Size and Shape  Birth Spiral  Pregnancy High Blood Pressure Link to DNA Methylation  Birth Spiral  Can Acid Reflux Drugs Curb Preterm Births?  Birth Spiral  Closing In On Cell of Origin For Ovarian Cancer  Birth Spiral  Tiny Hydractinia Produces Unlimited Eggs & Sperm  Birth Spiral  One in Three of Plants & Animals to Disappear by 2070  Birth Spiral  EPA Fails to Follow Landmark Law Protecting Children  Birth Spiral  Rogue Cell Communication Leads to Leukaemia  Birth Spiral  How Do Some Mammals Pause Pregnancy?  Birth Spiral  Predicting The Ideal Transplant Donor & Recipient  Birth Spiral  New Prenatal Blood Test May Identify Gene Errors  Birth Spiral  Mom's Stress During Pregnancy Affects Fetal Brain  Birth Spiral  Do You Get Easily Out of Breath?  Birth Spiral  Aging Cells Lead to Neurodegeneratve Diseases  Birth Spiral  Low-calorie Sweeteners Risky for Infants  Birth Spiral  Can Resetting Circadian Clocks Control Diabetes?  February 2020    Birth Spiral  Fat Cells Sense Sunlight  Birth Spiral  Possible Alzheimer's Breakthrough  Birth Spiral  Surprise in How Eyes 'See'  Birth Spiral  First Induced Autism Symptom Improvements  Birth Spiral  Children Under 5 at High Risk for Flu Complications  Birth Spiral  Linking ALS Genes To Enzyme - Gemin3  Birth Spiral  Zika Birth Abnormalities Linked to Mom's Malnutrition  Birth Spiral  Princeton Recreates A Key Step In Cell Division  Birth Spiral  Intestinal Organoids Are Models For Disease  Birth Spiral  Fast Food Fry Oil Linked to Obesity & Diabetes  Birth Spiral  Single Molecule May Explain Allergic Contact Dermatitis  Birth Spiral  One Infection Can Induce Irritable Bowel Syndrome  Birth Spiral  Chromatin Folds Into The Cell Nucleus Like A 3D Forest  Birth Spiral  Condensing DNA to Fit Into Sperm Can Lead to Errors  Birth Spiral  How Male Puberty Affects Normal Growth and Cancer  Birth Spiral  Having a Baby Can Cost $4,500 Out-of-Pocket  Birth Spiral  Organic Pollutants in Mom's Blood Link to Small Fetus  Birth Spiral  A Man's Diet Quickly Effects His Sperm Quality  Birth Spiral  Identifying Every Brain Cell  Birth Spiral  Deciphering Life's Equations  Birth Spiral  Common Antidepressant Affects Baby  Birth Spiral  Sight Doesn't Work The Way We Thought      Birth Spiral  Mouse Eggs Can Come From Granulosa Cells  January 2020    Birth Spiral  Embedding A Special Molecular Switch Into Genes  Birth Spiral  Intermittent Fasting & Living Longer  Birth Spiral  Boys Born Small Have a Higher Chance of Infertility  Birth Spiral  Breastfeeding Critical to Preventing Diabetes  Birth Spiral  Vaginal Births Labor More Slowly Than Expected  Birth Spiral  How Some Cancers Resist Chemotherapy  Birth Spiral  Mutated Neuron Antennae Impair Brain Connections  Birth Spiral  Waves of Stem Cells Replenish Blood  Birth Spiral  Students Do Well When They Understand Emotions  Birth Spiral  Flipping A Switch Against Lupus  Birth Spiral  Predicting Health & Life Span With Plasma  Birth Spiral  Reducing Air Pollution Produces Dramatic Results  Birth Spiral  Immune Response Different In Girls & Boys  Birth Spiral  How Plant Roots Harness 'Bad' Molecules  Birth Spiral  Cross-Talk Between 2 RNA Systems  Birth Spiral  Insight Into How Genes Work   Birth Spiral  Protein Defect Leaves Sperm Chasing Their Tails  Birth Spiral  Uncontrolled Asthma In Pregnancy  Birth Spiral  Common Drug Helps Restoration of Spinal Cord Injury  Birth Spiral  Does Mom's Age Cause Epigenetic Change in Her Eggs?  Birth Spiral  When Single-Celled Microbes Became Complex  December 2019   Birth Spiral  Babies in Womb See More Than Thought  Birth Spiral  DNA Repeats Are Equivalent to 'Dark Matter' In Space  Birth Spiral  How RNA Molecules Fold  Birth Spiral  New Attack Plan Against DMG Gliomas  Birth Spiral  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Size  Birth Spiral  How Stem Cells Self Protect From Viruses  Birth Spiral  Chronic Stress Stimulates Appetite  Birth Spiral  Discovering Achilles' Heel of Glioblastoma  Birth Spiral  World's 2nd Most Common Birth Defect  Birth Spiral  Deciphering the Cerebral Cortex  Birth Spiral  The Hansel and Gretel of Neuron Connection  Birth Spiral  To Become, Or Just To Be - That is the question  Birth Spiral  Diagnosing Rare Genetic Disease Fast!  Birth Spiral  Bravery Cells Found In Hippocampus  Birth Spiral  Gene Removal Prevents Pancreatic Cancer  Birth Spiral  3D Model of Nutrient Exchange in Human Placenta  Birth Spiral  Pregnancy Pushes Mom's Clock Forward  May 2019   Birth Spiral  Lipids Increase Brain Volume In Tiny Preemies  Birth Spiral  No Safe Amount of Alcohol During Pregnancy  Birth Spiral  Direction of Nerve Fibers Dictates Head to Toe Axis  Birth Spiral  Hair Follicle Stem Cells Repair Damaged Neurons   Birth Spiral  Taming 'Jumping' Genes  Birth Spiral  3 Prenatal CRISPR Gene 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Spiral  Roots of Infertility's In Some Sperm DNA  Birth Spiral  Secret to Human Sperm's Swimming Prowess  Birth Spiral  Precision Medicine for Pediatric Cancer  Birth Spiral  Understanding Influence of R-Loops  Birth Spiral  The Genetics of Regeneration  Birth Spiral  Increasingly Complex Mini Brains  Birth Spiral  Steps Closer to Curing Spina Bifida  Birth Spiral  Fetal Brain Problems Caused by Flu Preventable  Birth Spiral  How Cytochrome C Triggers Cell Death  Birth Spiral  Embryos 'Go With The Flow'  Birth Spiral  Mapping A Baby's First Week  Birth Spiral  Measuring Mother's Blood for Smoking  Birth Spiral  PFCs in Food & Water Slow Fetal Growth  Birth Spiral  How Axons Enter the Spinal Cord  Birth Spiral  Protein Stimulates Stem Cell Growth?  Birth Spiral  Immune Cells Help Form Heart Valves  Birth Spiral  Why Male/Female Brains Differ  Birth Spiral  Machine Learning & Diagnosis  Mar 2019   Birth Spiral  What Controls Telomeres On Our Chromosomes?  Birth Spiral  Mitochondrial Fusion  Birth Spiral  Therapy For Mitochondrial Disease?  Birth Spiral  Our Genes Vary Our Physical Outcomes  Birth Spiral  How Exercise/Fasting Keep Us Healthy  Birth Spiral  NEW - Double Walled Nucleus?   Birth Spiral  Nested CRISPR: Using Clone-Free DNA Pieces  Birth Spiral  CRISPR Makes Stem Cells 'Invisible'  Birth Spiral  New anti-CRISPR Proteins Found  Birth Spiral  Miniature Kidney Organoids Come of Age  Birth Spiral  Therapy for Muscular Dystrophies  Birth Spiral  SMLC and Embryos  Birth Spiral  Disrupting Embryo Implantation  Birth Spiral  Gastrulation In Artificial Embryos  Birth Spiral  Regrowing Damaged Kidneys  Birth Spiral  What Makes Maleness?  Birth Spiral  Getting Cells Going  Birth Spiral  How a neuron grows an axon  Birth Spiral  Cells Mathematically Determine Position  Birth Spiral  Heavy Drinking Changes DNA  Birth Spiral  Artificial Intelligence and the Single Cell  Feb 2019   Birth Spiral  Kick-Starting Cell Division  Birth Spiral Can Adult Brains Create New Neurons?  Birth Spiral Can Adult Brains Create New Neurons?  Birth Spiral A First! 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