This book pulls together the full range of cell culture, biochemical, microscopic, and genetic techniques to study the early mammalian embryo. Until now, there has never been such a comprehensive compendium, though there have been more focused books of protocol, such as Manipulating the Mouse Embryo, from Cold Spring Harbor. This book is intended to appeal to all constituencies, from basic experimental science to clinical and animal science applications.

The continued debate regarding the stage at which the human embryo conceived in the laboratory should be placed in the mother, combined with recent developments in culture media formulations, have brought the role of the human blastocyst in ART back into the spotlight. ART and the Human Blastocyst presents the proceedings of the International Symposium on ART and the Human Blastocyst held from March 30- April 2, 2000 in Dana Point, California. This book brings to the forefront the main issues raised with the transfer of embryos at the blastocyst stage, including the reduction of high order...

Lili Carracino's curves get her in trouble. Boys bully her. Girls insult her. Cyber strangers stalk her with rumors and lies. Even with the help of her best friend, Sophie, they can't seem to stop the harassment at school. And with absentee parents, a pesky little brother, and a fashionable grandmother she barely knows stepping in to take over her life, fourteen-year old Lili feels lost and alone. The harassment escalates along with her doubts, and Lili is forced to take a hard look at herself -and make the toughest choice of all.

The field of human artificial reproductive technology (ART) is continually advancing and has witnessed significant changes since the inception of Louise Brown in 1978. Though Louise Brown herself was conceived after the trans- fer of a blastocyst, there remain significant confusion and debate regarding the stage at which the human embryo conceived in the laboratory should be replaced in the mother. Developments in culture media formulations, leading to the introduction of sequential media, have brought the role of the blasto- cyst in human ART back into the spotlight. It was due to this...