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...birth; frozen eggs perform even worse, topping out at just 17%. According to an announcement made yesterday by a team of researchers in the United Kingdom, however, all that may change. There is now a quick and reliable way to check the viability of eggs before fertilization and implantation begin - and two months from now, a previously childless 41-year-old woman will give birth to the baby who proves it. (Read TIME's 1978 article, "The First Test-Tube Baby...
...Healthy human beings carry 46 chromosomes, 23 contributed by the egg and 23 by the sperm. Eggs begin their development process with the full complement of 46, but shed half of them, tucking them into a small genetic bundle known as a polar body, which mirrors the chromosomes of the egg. Investigators at the U.K.'s CARE Fertility clinic, under the direction of Dr. Simon Fischel, harvested nine eggs from a woman who had undergone 13 failed cycles of IVF implantation and, in addition, suffered two miscarriages and an ectopic pregnancy. Using a laser scalpel, they extracted the polar bodies...
...wide plan” marks an early attempt by Faculty administrators to begin turning localized feedback from individual units within FAS into a more generalized scheme for cutbacks that will show for the first time how departmental priorities fit into the Faculty’s larger budgeting plan...
...Still, for all the governor's antics, some serious business will take place on Monday afternoon. The 59 members of the senate - 37 Democrats and 22 Republicans - will gather to begin considering the 13-point article of impeachment, with 40 votes needed for conviction. Some of the alleged offenses have nothing to do with the case laid out by federal prosecutors, including ignoring hiring laws to put political buddies in nice jobs and ignoring the will of the legislature by going ahead with expanded health-care programs. The senate has set aside 10 days for the trial, but given that...
...escort to your room, champagne and chocolates delivered by a champagne butler and an executive power treatment - either a facial, massage or scrub. Once revitalized, you can tackle the economy with a $50 gift card (hey, it's a start). Relax the next morning with breakfast in bed. Rates begin at $470. Through March 1. 120 East Delaware Place, Chicago...