In vitro fertilisation
The most personal technology
Demand for, and expectations of, in vitro fertilisation are growing. The technology is struggling to keep up, write Catherine Brahic and Sacha Nauta
The most personal technology
In vitro fertilisation is struggling to keep up with demand
Developing the technology to change that is proving a difficult task
If at first you don’t succeed…
IVF remains largely a numbers game
And plenty of clinics are taking advantage of that
Selling hope
The fertility sector is booming
But many women must go abroad to afford treatment: the third article in our special series
Our bodies, ourselves
Not all types of families can access IVF
Some governments are very clear who they want to help
Eggs from elsewhere
Some women need eggs from others, or from their younger selves
Donation and preservation are becoming increasingly widespread
Eggs from scratch
New ways of making babies are on the horizon
But it is likely to be a long time before ordinary people can benefit
Conception, reconceived
Lack of basic research has hampered assisted reproduction
Finally that may be changing
Between the lines
Video: Why we know so little about human reproduction
Inside our correspondents’ investigation into the future of fertility
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Electric grids
The ultimate supply chains
One of the foundations of modernity is about to be transformed, reports Hal Hodson
- The ultimate supply chains: The electric grid is about to be transformed
- Hurry up and wait: Adding capacity to the electricity grid is not a simple task
- Direct delivery: Electric grids fed by renewables need a different kind of plumbing
- Defying Dunkelflaute: It is harder for new electric grids to balance supply and demand
- Back in black: The physics of rotating masses can no longer define the electric grid
- Electric grids: Sources and acknowledgments