Lewis Wolpert, pioneering developmental biologist in the field, has been credited for noting that "It is not birth, marriage, or death, but gastrulation which is truly the most important time in your life."
Lewis Wolpert, ahli biologi perkembangan perintis di bidang ini, telah diakui karena mencatat bahwa "Bukan kelahiran, pernikahan, atau kematian, tetapi gastrulasi yang benar-benar merupakan waktu yang paling penting dalam hidup Anda."