A new technique that listens to tiny “heartbeats” inside fertilised eggs could help doctors predict which ones are most likely to result in a healthy baby.
The technique is currently used on mice eggs but scientists from Cardiff University hope to transfer the procedure to humans, after discovering for the first time that similar movements are made by human embryos.
The team hopes this would enable doctors to pick the strongest eggs, reducing the chances of a failed IVF cycle.
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