The Embryo Question is a three-part series about the cluster of cells at the crossroads of science, ethics and the law. Read the introduction. When Noor Siddiqui was growing up, her mother ...

Researchers at the Center for Embryology and Healthy Development (CRESCO) aim to find out why so many early embryos fail in ...

After a sperm fertilizes an egg, the totipotent cell divides into a zygote. As division continues, some cells divide into the growing mass, distinguishing cells that form the embryo (epiblast) from ...

Synchronizing preimplantation embryo development up to the blastocyst stage with uterine differentiation to the receptive state is an absolute requirement for successful implantation. Molecular ...

When choosing an embryo for implantation during in vitro fertilization (IVF), would you consider its chances of developing a ...

A Supreme Court decision could help set some clear guidance for judges to follow in disputes as IVF pregnancies continue to ...