High-Tech Incubator May Help Fertility Outcomes  8:13 AM, Nov 2,
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CLEVELAND (WKYC) -- Ed and Caroline Marks fell in love in
college and eventually married. Like so many couples, they hoped
for children.  But after a year of trying without success, they
did some investigating.  A genetic test showed Ed had a
chromosomal defect that makes conception difficult.  They went
through two rounds of Invitro Fertilization without success.
That's when they became candidates for something new in the
world of reproductive science at Cleveland Clinic.  It's called
an Embryoscope. It's not a magic bullet, but it is a high-tech
incubator and time-lapse camera that captures the beginning of
life.  "Imagine you're able to see every minute of the embryo's
development, even before it's transferred to the uterus, before
it implants on the uterine wall you're able to see this embryo.
It's never been possible before," says Dr. Nina Desai.
Traditionally, Dr. Desai takes an embr