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Embryo

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'Fear, betrayal, anger and heartbreak': California parents sue after getting another couple’s embryo
'Fear, betrayal, anger and heartbreak': California parents sue after getting another couple’s embryo
The babies, both girls, were born a week apart in September 2019. Both couples unwittingly raised the wrong child for nearly three months before DNA tests confirmed that the embryos were swapped

Tue, 09 Nov, 2021

Pregnancy stock
Embryos could be vulnerable to Covid-19 in second week of pregnancy – study
Human embryos could be susceptible to Covid-19 as early as the second week of pregnancy if the mother gets sick, a new study suggests.

Tue, 04 Aug, 2020

Mystery of French babies born with deformed arms – here's what a developmental biologist thinks
Mystery of French babies born with deformed arms – here's what a developmental biologist thinks

Neil Vargesson describes possible causes of limb malformations in babies born in rural areas of France.

Wed, 06 Mar, 2019

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority to eye genetically modified embryo plan in UK
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority to eye genetically modified embryo plan in UK

Scientists could be given permission to genetically modify human embryos for the first time in the UK when controversial proposals go before the fertility regulator today.

Thu, 14 Jan, 2016

‘Modern Family’ star in embryo row
‘Modern Family’ star in embryo row

Sofia Vergara’s former fiance says he sued the Modern Family star to protect their frozen embryos because he longs to become a parent and does not want the “two lives” they created to “be destroyed or sit in a freezer until the end of time.”

Fri, 01 May, 2015

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