Scientists have a taken major step towards understanding why older women are more likely to produce abnormal eggs, increasing the risk of infertility, miscarriage and birth defects such as Down's syndrome. Karyotype (chromosomes) of a normal human female Photo: CORBIS It was understood that babies born to women in their late thirties and forties faced an increased risk of disability due to eggs containing the wrong number of chromosomes, but the underlying cause was not known. Researchers at...
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