> Isn't a heartbeat in general to be considered an "electrically induced flickering" of sorts? I don’t think the criticism is on the “electrically induced flic

> Isn't a heartbeat in general to be considered an "electrically induced flickering" of sorts? I don’t think the criticism is on the “electrically induced flickering” part of the statement. The entire embryo at that stage is about the size of a kidney bean. There’s no heart to speak of, and probably no audible beat. (Doctors, correct me here)