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biopsyRemoval of a living tissue sample from the body for diagnostic examination. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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``Essentially, you are biopsying the case,'' said Detective David Lambkin, who heads the unit. This is because biopsying a tumor-bearing testicle runs the risk of dislodging any cancer cells that may have turned metastatic -- gained the ability to seed new cancers throughout the body. Our study indicates that biopsying an embryo before it reaches the blastocyst stage does not appear to be jeopardizing the embryo's potential for implantation and pregnancy. |
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