Prospective parents can now pick embryos based on risk predictions for thousands of diseases and odds for specific traits.

A newly available kind of genetic testing, called polygenic embryo screening, promises to screen for conditions that can include cancer, obesity, autism, bipolar disorder, even celiac disease. These ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More research is needed for preimplantation genetic testing for polygenic disorders. Now, it cannot account for ...

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 ...

Dax Zey was born on January 1, 2026. It was Herasight’s 11th baby, and Chase and Arthur’s first. He was as healthy as his ...

A human embryo embeds itself into a fake uterus created by researchers. Screenshot from an Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia video Sixty percent of miscarriages are caused by the failure of an ...