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Researchers at Northwestern knew fertilization triggered millions of zinc particles, but they’d never actually seen the process until now. Update, Dec. 19, 2014: This post has been updated to specify ...

In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a process by which an egg is fertilised by sperm outside the body: in vitro. IVF is a major treatment for infertility when other methods of assisted reproductive ...