in vitro fertilization

Republican-led Alabama Legislature Passes Bill to Protect IVF

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Alabama’s Republican-led legislature on Thursday passed a bill aimed at protecting the IVF industry after the state Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos should be considered children, prompting at least three Alabama providers to halt the fertility procedure. The bill passed the Senate 34-0, with one member abstaining, after passing the House by a vote … Read more

Rhino’s Pregnancy from Embryo Transfer May Help Nearly Extinct Subspecies 

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NAIROBI, Kenya —  Researchers say a rhinoceros was impregnated through embryo transfer in the first successful use of a method that they say might later make it possible to save the nearly extinct northern white rhino subspecies. The experiment was conducted with the less endangered southern white rhino subspecies. Researchers created an embryo in a … Read more