GENETIC clues contained in the cells that nurse and nurture developing eggs could help identify which ones to choose for IVF.
There is currently little that can be done to predict which eggs are most likely to generate healthy embryos. After an egg has been fertilised, doctors can take biopsies from early embryos or examine their shape to predict which are most likely to implant and produce healthy children. Despite this, around 8 out of 10 embryos conceived through IVF fail to implant when transferred to the womb.
While an egg is developing it is nurtured by specialised cells…
