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Nature 444, 12-13 (2 November 2006) | doi:10.1038/444012b; Published online 1 November 2006
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Safer embryo tests could boost IVF pregnancy rates
Helen Pearson
It may soon be possible to assess the health of an embryo created by in vitro fertilization (IVF) without interfering with a single cell on its future body. New assays that look for tell-tale molecules secreted by healthy embryos could help reproductive biologists select the embryos that are most likely to produce a baby.
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