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Exclusive: A new test can predict IVF embryos' risk of having a low IQ

A new genetic test that enables people having IVF to screen out embryos likely to have a low IQ or high disease risk could soon become available in the US

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�鶹��ý 50 years ago: The first test-tube babies, sort of

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Orangutan mother and infant

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Orangutans are exceptionally good at keeping their infants alive

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Pregnancy changes how hundreds of genes work in a woman's body

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A male peacock

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Male birds can be good singers or good looking, but not both

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A mouse with two genetic fathers

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We are a step closer to making babies with same-sex genetic parents

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IVF success boosted by drug that helps embryos implant in the womb

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BPA-free plastics seem to disrupt sperm and egg development in mice

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The male fish who eat their eggs because they want better babies

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The male fish who eat their eggs because they want better babies

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Just a few drinks during pregnancy might be enough to lower future IQ

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Just a few drinks during pregnancy might be enough to lower future IQ

Occasional drinking during pregnancy may affect IQ, according to a study that tested newborn babies’ faeces to see if their mothers had consumed alcohol

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Fewer baby boys were born after three major earthquakes in Japan

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How our bodies are rapidly colonised by bacteria when we're born

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First attempt to get CRISPR gene editing working in sperm

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Polycystic ovary syndrome linked to mother's health in pregnancy

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