DNA Fingerprinting Identifies Viable IVF Embryos

by Wesley J. Smith

By Jennifer Lahl Has the era of high tech embryo profiling arrived? I have been following the recent study published in the journal Human Reproduction. Researchers have combined the technology that allows them to screen embryos at the blastocyst stage with the DNA fingerprinting and microarray . . . . Continue Reading »

21 May 2008

Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis Reduces Live Birth Rate

by Wesley J. Smith

Oops. Here we have been told that PGD, that is, removing one cell from an early embryo and testing to determine whether it is deemed worthy of implantation, does not harm embryos. Not so, perhaps. According to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine:Preimplantation genetic screening . . . . Continue Reading »

4 Jul 2007