Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . As a child, Sigal Klipstein, MD, would visit the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago with her parents and ...

When opting to use in vitro fertilization to get pregnant, potential parents can pre-screen the embryos to avoid passing severe and fatal conditions to the child. A new style of testing goes further ...

Dr. Todd Lencz, and others in the Ethics Committee of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics, publish concerns about polygenic embryo screening in The Lancet Psychiatry MANHASSET, ...

The survey asked respondents whether they would test and edit an embryo’s genes to increase the chances the conceived child would grow up to attend an extremely competitive college. Catholic ethics ...

A few days after successful fertilization, an embryo becomes a rapidly dividing ball of cells called a blastocyst. Juan Gaertner/Science Photo Library via Getty Images Every new technology raises many ...

Couples undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) are presented with a dizzying number of choices as they navigate the process — from selecting a retrieval method to selecting the sex of their fetus.

The sci-fi world of Gattaca promised parents the option of selecting genetically bespoke children. Now you can buy a menu of tests prophesing your kids’ health risks – even before the embryo is ...

Are you ready for the era of designer babies? Advances in gene sequencing have now made it possible for embryos to be screened for a host of genetic diseases and physical traits. Private companies are ...

Say you’re about to start in vitro fertilization and your clinic offers you a futuristic new option: It can analyze the DNA of the embryos you conceive and let you choose which one to implant based on ...