Fertility & Reproductive Tech

Embryo Genetics

PGT and the frontier of reproductive selection

Preimplantation genetic testing beyond disease—polygenic scores for traits, the science limitations, and the ethics of selection.

PGT Polygenic Scores Selection

Foundation Models for IVF

18 million time-lapse images and the fertility arms race

AI trained on massive embryo datasets promises standardized, non-invasive assessment. Clinics differentiate on "tech-forward" selection.

Foundation Model Embryo Grading Time-Lapse

AI Finds the Needle

Pattern recognition enables conception after nearly two decades

Machine learning detects rare viable sperm when embryologists cannot. Pattern recognition as instrument, not chatbot.

Sperm Analysis Computer Vision Morphology

Caviar: Genetic Sex Selection

PCR enables early sex identification in sturgeon

AZTI's patented real-time PCR method reshapes sturgeon farming timelines—genetic technology applied to luxury food production.

Real-time PCR Sex Determination Aquaculture