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In mammals, is the three-dimensional body plan ingrained in the egg at or before fertilization? The answer is ‘maybe, but then again maybe not’. Less invasive techniques might help to resolve matters.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 204 Craft Avenue, Pittsburgh, 15213, Pennsylvania, USA

    Gerald Schatten

  2. Institute for Cell Engineering, and the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University, Broadway Research Building, Suite 559, Baltimore, 21205, Maryland, USA

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