IVF isn't something most Westerners associate with Africa. But low-cost methods are urgently needed to treat the misery of infertility rampant on the continent, says Helen Pilcher.
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Pilcher, H. Fertility on a shoestring. Nature 442, 975–977 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/442975a
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