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First students complete hands-on IVF training course

Students studying in a lab
Posted on Nov 29 2024 by Rhiannon Koch

Five third-year students and one honours student studying a Bachelor of Health and Medical Science degree at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ have completed the first practical embryology training course for undergraduates.

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Lighting the way with accurate and safe 3D embryo imaging

A 3D scan of an embryo created using light microscopy.
Posted on Oct 10 2024 by Rhiannon Koch

The inability to accurately predict embryo viability prior to implantation is a key contributor in the low success rate of clinical in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), but a team of experts is highlighting a safe way to study embryos using 3D optical imaging.

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Holograms for life: improving IVF success

A 3D image of a 2-cell embryo
Posted on Jul 5 2023 by Jessica Stanley

In a world-first, 3D holographic images of an embryo have been developed as part of a collaborative research project between the ³ÉÈË´óƬ and University of St Andrews. The images are created using miniscule amounts of light in a fraction of a second.

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