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It's a Girl!(sperm sorter allows parents to pre-select sex of babies)
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November 28, 1998|
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Is sex selection the first step to designer children?
Some parents-to-be hope for a girl. Some wish for a boy. The come, however, has always been pretty much a matter of chance.
Researchers at the Genetics & IVF Institute in Fairfax, Va., recently announced a technique that helps stack the odds in favor of parents getting what they want. Using a mechanical sperm sorter, the Fairfax team reported that nearly 93 percent of the babies born were of the desired sex.
All the couples in this study wanted girls. However, the technique also can easily help ...
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