An emerging field of genetics promises to let parents choose the “healthiest” baby.

Holligan’s embryo is far from the only one in this peculiar limbo. Millions—or potentially tens of millions—of embryos ...

A baby has been born from an embryo frozen for nearly 25 years - possibly the longest gap between conception and birth since IVF began. The embryo was donated by a family in the US and has become ...

The time-frame is limited, however, by the age of the technology - the first baby born from an embryo frozen after IVF was born in Australia in 1984. "It's entirely possible that there will ...

How can prospective parents ensure that they will have a healthy baby? Prenatal testing can provide ... the extraembryonic portion of the early embryo, the villus cells in the placenta have ...