Fertilization
noun
The process in plants and animals involving the union of a male and a female reproductive cell.
Bees play an important role in the fertilization of many plants by transferring pollen.
Often appears as...
- sexual fertilization
- human fertilization
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Scientific
noun
The process of making soil more fertile by adding substances to it.
The farmer used manure for the fertilization of his crops.
Often appears as...
- soil fertilization
- crop fertilization
noun
The process of artificially causing a woman's egg to start developing into a baby, especially by taking the egg and a sperm cell and putting them together outside the body.
The couple had challenges conceiving and decided to try in-vitro fertilization.
Often appears as...
- in-vitro fertilization
- artificial fertilization
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Medical
noun
The process in plants and animals involving the union of a male and a female reproductive cell.
Bees play an important role in the fertilization of many plants by transferring pollen.
Often appears as...
- sexual fertilization
- human fertilization
Usage tips
Scientific
noun
The process of making soil more fertile by adding substances to it.
The farmer used manure for the fertilization of his crops.
Often appears as...
- soil fertilization
- crop fertilization
noun
The process of artificially causing a woman's egg to start developing into a baby, especially by taking the egg and a sperm cell and putting them together outside the body.
The couple had challenges conceiving and decided to try in-vitro fertilization.
Often appears as...
- in-vitro fertilization
- artificial fertilization
Usage tips
Medical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Biological Union
Focuses on the reproductive cells joining which initiates development of a new organism.
Fertilization occurs when the sperm cell fuses with an egg cell.
Pro Tip 2/3Pollination Link
Involves pollen in plants, often confused with pollination which is the transfer, not the union.
Pollination by bees often leads to the fertilization of flowers.
Pro Tip 3/3Selective Breeding
Used purposely in farming and research to combine desired traits from parents.
Selective fertilization helped create a drought-resistant crop variety.
Pro Tip 1/3Biological Union
Focuses on the reproductive cells joining which initiates development of a new organism.
Fertilization occurs when the sperm cell fuses with an egg cell.
Pro Tip 2/3Pollination Link
Involves pollen in plants, often confused with pollination which is the transfer, not the union.
Pollination by bees often leads to the fertilization of flowers.
Pro Tip 3/3Selective Breeding
Used purposely in farming and research to combine desired traits from parents.
Selective fertilization helped create a drought-resistant crop variety.
Pro Tip 1/3Biological Union
Focuses on the reproductive cells joining which initiates development of a new organism.
Fertilization occurs when the sperm cell fuses with an egg cell.
Pro Tip 2/3Pollination Link
Involves pollen in plants, often confused with pollination which is the transfer, not the union.
Pollination by bees often leads to the fertilization of flowers.
Pro Tip 3/3Selective Breeding
Used purposely in farming and research to combine desired traits from parents.
Selective fertilization helped create a drought-resistant crop variety.
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Gregory Stock: To...
As that becomes possible this is going to move from something that is used by those who have infertility problems and are already doing in vitro fertilization, to the wealthy who want to protect their children, to just about everybody else. And in that process that's going to morph from being just for diseases,
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9/11 'Survivor Tree'...
she's probably gonna really take off nicely because now she's going to be in fertile soil everything beginning soil it's got aeration got fertilization you know the whole plaza in essence is a rooftop garden it's a it's a six foot deep planter box she's gonna grow evenly just a little bulb on one side but soon
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How in vitro fertilizatio...
the world's first baby to be born by in vitro fertilization, or IVF. Her birth revolutionized the field of reproductive medicine. Given that approximately one in eight heterosexual couples has difficulty conceiving, and that homosexual couples and single parents often need clinical help to make a baby,
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Human Body 101 PIPE...
This system is responsible for creating life the primary organs involved differ between the sexes with ovaries fallopian Tubes the uterus and vagina found in women and testes and a sperm channel found in men together Fertilization may occur organ systems form and then a child is born
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We can reprogram life....
So what are assisted reproductive technologies? Assisted reproductive technologies are things like in vitro fertilization. And when you do in vitro fertilization, there's very good reasons to do it. Sometimes you just can't conceive otherwise. But when you do that,
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A year in the life of...
like two heads and spines that aid and fertilization. Over the following week, the female constructs an extensive burrow furnished with a cozy nest. She plugs up the tunnels leading in, making them appear as dead ends to potential predators.
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How your brain decides...
death by parasite is not one of the top ways that people die, at least not in the technologically developed world. From antibiotics to surgery, birth control to in vitro fertilization, the filters for reproductive success are being relaxed.
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Safari Live - Day 322 PIPE...
allowing fertilization by pollen so you can see the little brown bits are the dead flowers and the little white bits are the the live pollinating flowers there you go of course very very important to us mostly pollinated most
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No one can figure out...
scientists still haven’t observed mating in the wild, or found a single eel egg. Leading theories suggest that eels reproduce in a flurry of external fertilization, in which clouds of sperm fertilize free-floating eggs.
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How Are Eggs Made? PIPE...
remarkably it takes more than one sperm to start a new life the extra sperm probably releases substances that start the embryos development minutes after fertilization the egg starts its 24-hour journey down the
Video examples
Gregory Stock: To...
As that becomes possible this is going to move from something that is used by those who have infertility problems and are already doing in vitro fertilization, to the wealthy who want to protect their children, to just about everybody else. And in that process that's going to morph from being just for diseases,
Video examples
9/11 'Survivor Tree'...
she's probably gonna really take off nicely because now she's going to be in fertile soil everything beginning soil it's got aeration got fertilization you know the whole plaza in essence is a rooftop garden it's a it's a six foot deep planter box she's gonna grow evenly just a little bulb on one side but soon
Video examples
How in vitro fertilizatio...
the world's first baby to be born by in vitro fertilization, or IVF. Her birth revolutionized the field of reproductive medicine. Given that approximately one in eight heterosexual couples has difficulty conceiving, and that homosexual couples and single parents often need clinical help to make a baby,
Video examples
Human Body 101 PIPE...
This system is responsible for creating life the primary organs involved differ between the sexes with ovaries fallopian Tubes the uterus and vagina found in women and testes and a sperm channel found in men together Fertilization may occur organ systems form and then a child is born
Video examples
We can reprogram life....
So what are assisted reproductive technologies? Assisted reproductive technologies are things like in vitro fertilization. And when you do in vitro fertilization, there's very good reasons to do it. Sometimes you just can't conceive otherwise. But when you do that,
Video examples
A year in the life of...
like two heads and spines that aid and fertilization. Over the following week, the female constructs an extensive burrow furnished with a cozy nest. She plugs up the tunnels leading in, making them appear as dead ends to potential predators.
Video examples
How your brain decides...
death by parasite is not one of the top ways that people die, at least not in the technologically developed world. From antibiotics to surgery, birth control to in vitro fertilization, the filters for reproductive success are being relaxed.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 322 PIPE...
allowing fertilization by pollen so you can see the little brown bits are the dead flowers and the little white bits are the the live pollinating flowers there you go of course very very important to us mostly pollinated most
Video examples
No one can figure out...
scientists still haven’t observed mating in the wild, or found a single eel egg. Leading theories suggest that eels reproduce in a flurry of external fertilization, in which clouds of sperm fertilize free-floating eggs.
Video examples
How Are Eggs Made? PIPE...
remarkably it takes more than one sperm to start a new life the extra sperm probably releases substances that start the embryos development minutes after fertilization the egg starts its 24-hour journey down the
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James D. Watson
American Scientist
One-third of all female infertility is the result of blocked fallopian tubes. If fertilization could be done in the lab and then the fertilized egg implanted in the womb, it would get around that problem. Millions of women who cannot have children would suddenly be able to.
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Paul Broun
American Politician
As a physician, I know that human life begins with fertilization, and I remain committed to ending abortion in all stages of pregnancy. I will continue to fight this atrocity on behalf of the unborn, and I hope my colleagues will support me in doing so.
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Tim Hunt
British Scientist
The idea was to study fertilization in as many different phyla and organisms as possible, using the simplest possible equipment and a microscope. Biochemical approaches were not much in vogue, and running gels impossible at first.
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Francis Collins
American Scientist
If you are in support of in vitro fertilization, then you have to recognize that human embryos are being created in excess of what can be used safely to reimplant for a pregnancy. So they're going to end up being discarded.
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Soren Kierkegaard
Danish Philosopher
There are, as is known, insects that die in the moment of fertilization. So it is with all joy: life's highest, most splendid moment of enjoyment is accompanied by death.
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Lois Capps
American Politician
Each year thousands of embryos, no bigger than the head of a pin, are created in the process of in vitro fertilization, with the support of Congress, by the way.
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Ron Reagan
American Journalist
You cannot be against embryonic stem cell research and be intellectually and therefore morally consistent, if you're not also against in vitro fertilization.
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George C. Williams
American Scientist
The moment-of-conception fallacy implies that fertilization is a simple process with never a doubt as to whether it has or has not happened.
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Jean-Paul Sartre
French Philosopher
Neither sex, without some fertilization of the complimentary characters of the other, is capable of the highest reaches of human endeavor.
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Leon Kass
American Educator
Nobody knew in advance that in vitro fertilization would be, by and large, safe.
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James D. Watson
American Scientist
One-third of all female infertility is the result of blocked fallopian tubes. If fertilization could be done in the lab and then the fertilized egg implanted in the womb, it would get around that problem. Millions of women who cannot have children would suddenly be able to.
Quote examples
Paul Broun
American Politician
As a physician, I know that human life begins with fertilization, and I remain committed to ending abortion in all stages of pregnancy. I will continue to fight this atrocity on behalf of the unborn, and I hope my colleagues will support me in doing so.
Quote examples
Tim Hunt
British Scientist
The idea was to study fertilization in as many different phyla and organisms as possible, using the simplest possible equipment and a microscope. Biochemical approaches were not much in vogue, and running gels impossible at first.
Quote examples
Francis Collins
American Scientist
If you are in support of in vitro fertilization, then you have to recognize that human embryos are being created in excess of what can be used safely to reimplant for a pregnancy. So they're going to end up being discarded.
Quote examples
Soren Kierkegaard
Danish Philosopher
There are, as is known, insects that die in the moment of fertilization. So it is with all joy: life's highest, most splendid moment of enjoyment is accompanied by death.
Quote examples
Lois Capps
American Politician
Each year thousands of embryos, no bigger than the head of a pin, are created in the process of in vitro fertilization, with the support of Congress, by the way.
Quote examples
Ron Reagan
American Journalist
You cannot be against embryonic stem cell research and be intellectually and therefore morally consistent, if you're not also against in vitro fertilization.
Quote examples
George C. Williams
American Scientist
The moment-of-conception fallacy implies that fertilization is a simple process with never a doubt as to whether it has or has not happened.
Quote examples
Jean-Paul Sartre
French Philosopher
Neither sex, without some fertilization of the complimentary characters of the other, is capable of the highest reaches of human endeavor.
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Leon Kass
American Educator
Nobody knew in advance that in vitro fertilization would be, by and large, safe.
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