From: Fertility News From Medical News Today
Embryos that are most likely to result in a pregnancy are crucial
to the success of in vitro fertilization (IVF) but are difficult to
identify. Researchers at Yale School of Medicine, led by Emre Seli,
M.D., are developing a fast, non-invasive test to help assess
embryo viability for IVF.
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