Assessment of The Human Oocyte and Embryo Morphology. The Zona Pellucida And Markers of Viability. Morphology and Kinetics of Human Pronuclei. Human Pronuclei as a Mode of Predicting Viability. Human Multi-Nucleation and Mosaicism. Fragmentation: Meiotic and Mitotic Mechanisms. Analysis of Blastocyst Morphology. Morphometrics of The Human Embryo. Development Rate, Cumulative Scoring and Embryonic Viability. Cryopreservation and Its Effect on Embryo Morphology. Manipulating Embryo Development. Assessment of Shla-G in Human Embryos. Immunological Aspects of Embryo Development. Nitric Oxide Regulation of The Embryo. Uptake and Release of Metabolites. Preimplantation Embryo Metabolism and Embryo Interaction with the In-Vitro Environment. Polar Body Chromosomes and Consequences for Human Embryo Development. Chromosomal Status in Human Blastomeres. Genomic Imprinting and Consequences for Embryonic Development. Selection of Viable Embryos and Gametes by Rapid, Non-Invasive Metabolomic Profiling of Oxidative Stress Biomarkers. Gene Expression Analysis in the Human Oocyte and Embryo. Mitochondria in Reproduction: Future Assays for Embryo Selection. Future Genetic and Other Technologies for Embryo Assessment. Do Follicular Markers of Oocyte Competence Exist? Sperm DNA and Embryo Development. The Sperm Centriole: Its Effect on the Developing Embryo