It will soon be possible to test embryos for the mutations which can cause cystic fibrosis much more quickly using gene chips, researchers have revealed. Currently, doctors have to test for one at a time, and couples can have to wait up to two months for results. Researchers from Australia’s Monash University used chips which contain thousands of strands of synthetic DNA. Any faulty genes in embryo cells will then show up against the test.The findings were presented at the European fertility conference in Berlin.
