James D. Watson

If we could honestly promise young couples that we knew how to give them offspring with superior character, why should we assume they would decline? Common sense tells us that if scientists find ways to greatly improve human capabilities, there will no stopping the public from happily seizing them.

American Scientist

Nick Bostrom

Traits acquired during one's lifetime - muscles built up in the gym, for example - cannot be passed on to the next generation. Now with technology, as it happens, we might indeed be able to transfer some of our acquired traits on to our selected offspring by genetic engineering.

Swedish Philosopher

Robert Casey

The advocates of abortion on demand falsely assume two things: that women must suffer if the lives of unborn children are legally protected; and that women can only attain equality by having the legal option of destroying their innocent offspring in the womb.

American Politician

Trevor Ariza

That's my first job on this earth is to make sure that my offspring are as smart as they can be and as well prepared for this world as they can be. So, I take that very seriously.

John Polanyi

Instead, in the absence of respect for human rights, science and its offspring technology have been used in this century as brutal instruments for oppression.

Hungarian Scientist

Kevin Nealon

As you get older, subconsciously you start thinking about mortality and protecting your offspring. It opens up a whole new avenue of life experiences.

American Comedian

Yolanda King

My father was bigger than life, an entity and everyone expected us, as his offspring, to be saintettes, these little carbon copies.

American Activist

Samuel Butler

It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music to be the legitimate offspring of respectable parents.

British Poet

George Bernard Shaw

The natural term of the affection of the human animal for its offspring is six years.

Irish Playwright

Alexander Grothendieck

Fertility is measured by offspring, not by honours.

German Mathematician

Used to describe a biological relationship between parents and their children, depicting lineage.

Biological Connection

Refers to young of any living organism, not necessarily humans; can be mammals, birds, insects, etc.

Not Always Human

Can be used for a single child or multiple children, number is understood from context.

Not Plural-Specific

Illustrates non-living outcomes or products of a process, like inventions or ideas.

Beyond Biology

Often signifies that the result is unique or distinctive, a new development in its field.

Uniqueness Implied

Frequently associated with the arts, to describe an artistic work or collection of works.

Creative Processes

 little demon offspring survive as possible wolf eels are attentive parents both of them will guard the eggs from danger they take turns while one stays behind and guards the eggs the other goes out to hunt for delicious delicious crabs it is believed that the wolf eels will mate for life now isn't that that's just nice you know

Meet the Intimidating...

 So, what's their secret to success? Insect abundance comes down to many things that together make them some of the most adaptable and resilient creatures, beginning with their impressive ability to breed. Many species can produce hundreds of offspring within their lifetimes.

Why are there so many...

 My last book was about how families manage to deal with various kinds of challenging or unusual offspring. And one of the mothers I interviewed, who had two children with multiple severe disabilities, said to me, "People always give us these little sayings like,

How the worst moments in...

 but not quite so well for last year's offspring. The youngsters could have their own pups, but for the alpha couple, that would mean more mouths to feed and less for their litter. So, the alpha couple will actively discourage last year's offspring from mating.

Daughter Wolf Sneaks...

 To understand why, let's take a look at the parasite's life cycle. While the parasite can multiply in practically any host, it can only reproduce sexually in the intestines of cats. The offspring, called oocysts, are shed in the cat's feces.

Is there a disease that...

 but for the alpha couple that would mean more mouths to feed and less for their litter so the alpha couple will actively discourage last year's offspring from mating but one of their daughters has other ideas

ONE HOUR of Amazing...

 eventually the first surrogate parents of a revived formally extinct offspring next animal one of the founders of conservation biology said at TEDx the extinction the biotech could help solve

Reversing animal...

 into the tree branches there they will take up their adult life of leisure well camouflaged solidly chewing leaves giving your offspring a good start in

Offspring

Biological Connection

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Not Plural-Specific

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