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Nov 8, 2020

Black Mamas Matter

The powerful Black Lives Matter movement has brought recognition to the unnecessary use of force on the Black community and extrajudicial murders of countless people. Extrajudicial use of force is not the only way that Black souls are extinguished though. …

Black Lives Matter

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Black Mamas Matter
Black Mamas Matter

Feb 26, 2020

IVF Quality Control in “the cloud”— Bringing a high tech industry into the 21 century.

It goes without saying that quality assurance is an ongoing process in the IVF laboratory setting. Guidance for embryologists on what to monitor, appropriate levels of monitoring and best practice in this area is surprisingly unclear. A good example of this kind of confusion can be found in cryo storage…

Ivf

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IVF Quality Control in “the cloud”— Bringing a high tech industry into the 21 century.
IVF Quality Control in “the cloud”— Bringing a high tech industry into the 21 century.

Feb 24, 2020

Making “Expensive Science Babies” what its like to be an embryologist.

Most people haven’t given infertility a second thought, let alone the profession of embryology, until they are unfortunately faced with the need for infertility care. An embryologist is a fertility specialist that helps to create embryos to either be used in IVF right away or to be frozen for later…

Ivf

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What is it like to be an Embryologist?
What is it like to be an Embryologist?

Nov 19, 2019

Innovation in Reproductive Medicine: Key Takeaways from ASRM (2019) and Beyond

We met hundreds of IVF professionals in person to discuss the hands on training programs for IVF nurses, embryologists and andrologists provided by EmbryoDirector / IVF Training Academy, complimentary competency assessments, and real time KPI tracking from ART Compass. Key Performance Indicators are King! When carefully chosen, Key Performance Indicators…

Science

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Innovation in Reproductive Medicine: Key Takeaways from ASRM (2019) and Beyond
Innovation in Reproductive Medicine: Key Takeaways from ASRM (2019) and Beyond

Aug 22, 2019

Infertility and Epigenetics- What are the implications for IVF and assisted reproduction?

Heather Huhman invited me to discuss epigenetics and infertility for the Beat Infertility Podcast. Below is a transcript, edited a bit for clarity and expanded in some sections. Join the conversation by liking ART Compass on Facebook. What is epigenetics, and how does it differ from genetics? I’m going to…

Health

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Infertility and Epigenetics- What are the implications for IVF and assisted reproduction?
Infertility and Epigenetics- What are the implications for IVF and assisted reproduction?

Dec 3, 2018

My Letter to Lulu and Nana, the world’s First CRISPR Gene Edited Babies

Dear Lulu and Nana, Welcome to the world, very special girls!!! You are very special, not because of your DNA, but simply because you are human. While you will (likely) hold the distinction of being the world’s first CRISPR gene edited children, it is your humanity that makes your arrival…

Health

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My Letter to Lulu and Nana, the world’s First CRISPR Gene Edited Babies
My Letter to Lulu and Nana, the world’s First CRISPR Gene Edited Babies

Nov 4, 2018

Survival of The Beautiful

This article was first published in Fertility and Sterility. All of my gay friends have gotten married in the last few years, and are now looking to the next step: starting a biological family. Gay marriage has been legal in the entire US since 2015, and in individual states since…

LGBTQ

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Survival of The Beautiful
Survival of The Beautiful

Aug 16, 2018

Moms You Know Are Worried About RoundUp in Their Kid’s Cereal. This is Why.

Today, I have seen dozens of moms share “Breakfast With a Dose of Roundup?” an article from the Environmental Working Group that claims RoundUp has been found in kid’s cereal. This is an old claim that dates back to at least 2016, when I last wrote about this topic. Recently…

GMO

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Moms You Know Are Worried About RoundUp in Their Kid’s Cereal. This is Why.
Moms You Know Are Worried About RoundUp in Their Kid’s Cereal. This is Why.

May 25, 2018

A Scientist, a Bioethicist, and an Author Walk Into a Bar: Debating Human Genetic Engineering with one of CRISPRs’ Discoverers at Oxford University.

Watch my full address here. https://youtu.be/QW2TU3p7uyA Originally published at Genetic Literacy Project One day in early spring, I received a unique email. Would I accept an invitation from Oxford University’s student debate society, the Oxford Union, to participate in a debate on human genetic engineering? I was to argue in…

Genetics

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A Scientist, a Bioethicist, and an Author Walk Into a Bar: Debating Human Genetic Engineering with…
A Scientist, a Bioethicist, and an Author Walk Into a Bar: Debating Human Genetic Engineering with…

May 20, 2018

Top 10 Crispiest CRISPR Applications*

*that are NOT Gene Editing Watch my full CRISPR address at The Oxford Union here. https://youtu.be/QW2TU3p7uyA There is a heady and hysterical goldrush to CRISPR ALL THE THINGS. And with good reason. These are not your grandpa’s GMOs. “Second-generation” genome-editing tools can now precisely convert a single base into another…

Science

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Top 10 Crispiest CRISPR Applications*
Top 10 Crispiest CRISPR Applications*
Dr. Carol Lynn Curchoe

Dr. Carol Lynn Curchoe

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