In vitro fertilization

Latest in In vitro fertilization

A troubling new IVF startup claims it can predict a child's IQ and risk of disease based on the parent's race and genetic testing.

New IVF Startup Claims It Can Predict an Embryo’s IQ

Late on Saturday, a self-described "pro-mortalist" detonated a car bomb outside of an IVF clinic east of Los Angeles.

Science & Energy

Anti-Baby Zealot Blows Up IVF Clinic, Accidentally Becoming the Attack’s Only Casualty

Designer Babies Running Into Trouble Now That They’re Teenagers

Designer Babies Running Into Trouble Now That They’re Teenagers

By Frank Landymore

A former Harvard Medical School professor has been accused by an ex-patient of non-consensually inseminating her with his own sperm.

Former Harvard Professor Accused of Inseminating Patient With His Own Sperm

By Noor Al-Sibai

A Spanish startup has built a sperm-injecting robot that can be controlled using a PlayStation controller.

Health & Medicine

First Babies Born After Being Conceived By Robot

By Noor Al-Sibai

Once the cost of testing an embryo for genetic conditions drops, most parents will forgo traditional reproduction, according to author Henry T. Greely.

Health & Medicine

The Era of Sex for Reproduction Is Coming to an End, Says Author

By Kristin Houser

A Greek couple just gave birth to a three-parent baby, the first conceived as part of a clinical trial to treat infertility.

Health & Medicine

Infertile Couple Gives Birth to “Three-Parent Baby”

By Kristin Houser

A fertility clinic in California gives would-be parents the option of scanning embryos for eye color, putting us one step closer to "designer babies."

Prosthetics and Devices

You Can Now Pick Your Baby’s Eye Color Before You’re Even Pregnant

By Kristin Houser

The Digest: First Rhino Embryos Produced in a Lab Could Save Almost-Extinct Subspecies

The Digest: First Rhino Embryos Produced in a Lab Could Save Almost-Extinct Subspecies

By Kristin Houser

The Last Male Northern White Rhino Is Dead, but the Subspecies Could Still Survive

Science & Energy

The Last Male Northern White Rhino Is Dead, but the Subspecies Could Still Survive

By Kristin Houser

Tag Hartman-Simkins/Getty

Advanced Reproductive Technology is Here. But Who Decides Who Gets Access?

By Claudia Geib

Women Can Now ‘Grow’ Their Own IVF Embryos with In-Body Incubator

Prosthetics and Devices

Women Can Now ‘Grow’ Their Own IVF Embryos with In-Body Incubator

By Joseph Libunao