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Boys born from test tubes have a high risk of infertility
A new study has shown that boys born by in vitro fertilization have low sperm count and may not be able to have children later in the natural method.
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The first baby in the world was born from a mother and father
A 5-month-old boy in the US became the first baby in the world to be born with a new technique of combining DNA from three people.
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The first steps in creating an artificial uterus
For the first time in history, scientists have been able to monitor and develop human embryos for at least the first 13 days.
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Scientists look for opportunities to give birth to true men
In 2008, Thomas Beatie shocked the world when he became the first man to become pregnant and give birth.
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Sperm selection device: new hope in treating infertility
Researchers have developed a new device that can select the best sperm in millions of sperms in just 30 minutes for use in assisted reproductive technologies such as in…
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Successful breeding babies have 3 parents
The new invention creates babies who inherit genes from a father and two mothers, reducing the rate of children with mitochondrial disease, a mother-to-child genetic dis…
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Israel developed a safe contraceptive for women
Researchers at Sheba Hospital, a suburb of Ramat Gan city of Israel, are developing a new contraceptive that does not cause harmful side effects for women.
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Strange story: The 70-year-old Indian grandmother gave birth to her first child
After 2 years of infertility treatment in vitro fertilization (IVF), 70-year-old Dajinder Kaur gave birth to her first son last month.
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The first time the zinc beam was shot at the time the sperm touched the egg
At exactly the moment a sperm touches an egg, billions of zinc atoms have fired from the surface of the egg. Using fluorescence microscopy, scientists found zinc rays em…
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New research on contraceptives for both men and women cures infertility in men
Birth control pills
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Mechanism to control sperm activity, promising birth control pills for men
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Successfully developed artificial sperms that have good fertilization such as 'real things' by stem cells
This study has been widely regarded as a major step forward in in vitro fertilization methods, especially in the context that about 15% of couples in the world are in a…
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Will in-vitro fertilization be at risk of premature death?
Scientists have discovered a new threat that can greatly affect in vitro fertilization technology.
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What's the difference between a test-tube baby?
There are no significant differences between babies born in vitro fertilization and babies born naturally.
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Reveal the way the human embryo is formed
Have you ever wondered why our arms, legs or hearts are in that position, not elsewhere?