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11/12/2017 / By Janine Acero

Natural hormone found to help mitigate risks for women using IVF

For women unable to conceive a child through normal means, in vitro fertilization (IVF) may the next best thing, but this is a risky procedure. Now doctors have found a milder, less risky treatment than normal IVF with the help of a natural hormone called “kisspeptin”. In the new study, doctors at Imperial College have […]

09/04/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

FDA warns doctors: Stop pushing “three parent” fertilization

A controversial fertilization procedure is being banned by the Trump administration for displaying a disgusting lack of respect for a human embryo. Informally known as three-parent IVF, this implantation process destroys two embryos to create a viable egg cell which is then fertilized by a single sperm. The technique was initially created to prevent rare […]

06/04/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Scientists will likely be able to create a baby from human skin cells in a decade or two, says report

When in vitro fertilization was first developed, a lot of people were disturbed by the idea of creating a baby outside of the human baby – and many still are. Nevertheless, opinions have cooled somewhat over the years and IVF has become so common that it accounts for almost two percent of babies that are […]

02/14/2017 / By David Gutierrez

Life-threatening risks arise from new DNA-modified “three parent” babies

A controversial new biotechnology technique to produce children with three genetic parents might not actually cure the congenital diseases it’s designed to target, experts have warned — most recently, in a study conducted by researchers from Oregon Health and Science University and published in the journal Nature. The technique in question, popularly known as three-person […]

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