1.   Much research is now aimed at discovering the exact mechanisms by which alcohol May harm a developing fetus.

2.   One Systern now being scrutinized is absolutely essential for the proper wiring up of neurons in the brain of the developing fetus.

3.   Indeed, if the developing human fetus provides some of its own nutrition, digestive enzymes may need to be synthesised and secreted during interuterine life.

4.   Its most controversial aspect was to attack agro-chemical risks in food by banning all pesticides known to cause cancer or harm a developing fetus.

5.   Also, if a pregnant woman must be treated with radiation, the chances of harm to a developing fetus are considerable.

6.   Although stem cells are abundant in the developing fetus, they also can be found in adult human and animal brains, Snyder said.

7.   And, as Utiger stresses, in the case of developing fetuses and infants, iodine deficiency can cause intellectual retardation and permanent neurological and developmental damage.

8.   A. Fetal urine is the main component of the amniotic fluid that bathes the developing fetus.

9.   But Accutane is highly toxic to a developing fetus, which means any woman of childbearing age who takes it must be on birth control pills.

10.   Depending on the concentration, these chemicals can be quite toxic, particularly to developing fetuses and young children.