Embryos

Baby boy born four years after parents died in road accident

The Beijing News reported that a surrogate mother from Laos gave birth to the baby - four years after Shen Jie and Liu Xi died in a road accident in Yixing in China's Jiangsu Province. 

Apr 10, 2018, 19:13 PM IST

Breakthrough: Scientists successfully grow hybrid embryos containing human and sheep cells

Using stem cell and genomic editing technologies, human stem cells were successfully transferred into early sheep embryos, producing embryos for which about one in every 100,000 cells were human.

Feb 19, 2018, 15:51 PM IST

New artificial intelligence system can predict IVF success for embryos: Sources

Scientists have developed a new artificial intelligence system that may accurately predict which IVF embryos will grow into healthy babies.

Jul 05, 2017, 23:47 PM IST

Researchers find pause button for mouse embryos

A novel way to pause the development of early mouse embryos for up to a month in the lab has been identified, a finding that has potential implications for assisted reproduction, regenerative medicine, ageing and even cancer, researchers say.

Nov 28, 2016, 00:45 AM IST

Scientists grow human organs inside pigs to tackle organ shortage!

The embryos are being allowed to mature for 28 days in the sows before terminating the pregnancies for analysis.

Jun 06, 2016, 12:21 PM IST

Chinese scientists successfully develop embryos in space

This is the first reported successful development in mammalian embryos in space in human history.

Apr 18, 2016, 11:17 AM IST

Splitting embryos to produce twins for IVF not viable

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority Code of Practice makes it clear that clinics should not produce embryos for in vitro fertilisation treatment by embryo splitting.

Oct 26, 2015, 16:31 PM IST