Maybe she’s born with it, maybe it’s … genetic optimization? Prospective parents using in vitro fertilization (IVF) will soon be able to select embryos based on their potential risk for diseases — ...

LOS ANGELES - She had the name picked out since high school: Logann Rae, taken from a soap opera. She had two dolls waiting in a closet, both saved since childhood. But Tanya's first child was a son.

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 ...

Toronto, Ontario, June 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Juniper Genomics, a health-tech company pioneering a new standard of care in IVF, today announced its public launch alongside a $4.6 million seed ...

Prospective parents can see potential health outcomes based on their embryo screening results. If you could design your ideal baby, what would you choose? A lover of naps who sleeps through the night?

LYON, France -- An older woman's chances of getting pregnant through in vitro fertilization could be reduced if embryos are screened for defects before being implanted into the womb, doctors said ...

It had begun nearly two years prior, with a miscarriage, and then another. I was compiling a list of fertility clinics when he made an appearance on the ultrasound monitor, a flickering response to my ...