Annotated Bibliography #1

Ashley Livingston


Wendy Sumner-Winter

English 1020

15 February 2010





Annotated Bibliography



Uta, Francke. Fetal Research and Applications : A Conference Summary. Washington, D.C.: National Academy, 1994. Net Library. OCLC. Web. 15 Jan. 2010. .



This book is from 1994. It gives some good background information about how in vitro fertilization. On page 61, it says that IVF was not being funded by the government. As a result of lack of funds and ways to test this arising technology, the tests began on cows. This method is used in artificial cattle breeding. The study of oocytes in humans and how they develop would eliminate the use of fertility drugs in women. The book suggests that other areas of study surrounding in vitro fertilization and other technologies invest in more research related to infertility. The book explains on page 5 that the research must begin with the study of the two main components of conception: the sperm and the egg. The book reveals a discovery that had raised certain questions about why sperm was not combining with the egg. It continues on about funding this type of work. At the time the book was written, the government still did not want to fund research on human oocytes. However, the United Kingdom does fund these types of technology. The research would be made from aborted female fetuses, because they have a lot of oocytes.

This book is helpful to my research, because it helps me document the background of in vitro. I can learned the history and understanding that had been discovered. It will help my paper as well as the reader to develop the evolution of this research.

Uta, Francke. Fetal Research and Applications : A Conference Summary. Washington, D.C.: National Academy, 1994. Print.