In the 30 years since Louise Brown, the first 'test-tube baby', was born, fertility techniques have grown into a major industry, accounting for more than one percent of births in the U.S.The general assumption has been that these babies are perfectly normal ― but are they?Scientists are apparently finding evidence that babies born using in vitro fertilization (IVF) are at a higher risk of genetic disorders, including the rare autism-related disorder Angelman syndrome.Read more at...SFARI, February 2009.

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