Replies to post #46523 on Ocata Therapeutics Inc fka OCAT

[elllk]

Re: "You are correct and we both dont know either way. The question should be asked if one of those embryos used for the single blastomere cell lines be recommended for IVF-ET? Would you?"

It is done on a regular basis in PGD :

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preimplantation_genetic_diagnosis

See 'Technical aspects'

[scandal]

Dude. Every IVF embryo gets a cell removed nowadays. You need to quit pretending that it harms the embryo's overall development.