New York Post

IVF parents are spending thousands to predict their babies’ chances of having Alzheimer’s, cancer and heart disease

Maybe she’s born with it, maybe it’s … genetic optimization? Prospective parents using in vitro fertilization (IVF) will soon be able to select embryos based on their potential risk for diseases — ...
NPR

These companies help parents try to pick their babies' traits. Experts are wary

Get the latest on the science of healthy living in the NPR Health newsletter, sent weekly. Justin Schleede reaches onto a black lab bench to pick up a tray of small plastic tubes. "These are saliva ...
The Boston Globe

Would you do it if you could? Advanced DNA testing for embryos is here — and it’s fraught.

Say you’re about to start in vitro fertilization and your clinic offers you a futuristic new option: It can analyze the DNA of the embryos you conceive and let you choose which one to implant based on ...
The Daily Signal

Should Parents Play God? New Tech Lets Parents Test Embryos for Obesity, Autism Risk

Katrina Trinko is the editor-in-chief of The Daily Signal. Send an email to Katrina. “Have it your way” isn’t just for fast-food burgers anymore. It’s also for babies. Orchid, which labels itself as ...
Time

IVF Patients Say a Test Caused Them to Discard Embryos. Now They're Suing

Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. After struggling for eight years to have a baby, Shannon Petersen and her husband decided to try in vitro fertilization (IVF) in ...