Researchers believe that the repetitive bass drum patterns could mix up the broth of nourishing chemicals around the cluster of cells and encourage them to divide

Over the years scientists have worked out most of the necessities for conceiving a healthy baby: genetically sound eggs and sperm, low levels of maternal stress and a delicate balance of hormones. It turns out that the missing ingredient may be pulsing techno.

To the untutored ear the music may sound like a dark night of the soul chopped up into thudding beats, but a study suggests that this may be sweetness and light to the early embryo.

Researchers believe that the repetitive bass drum patterns could mix up the broth of nourishing chemicals around the cluster of cells and encourage them to divide. An experiment at the Altravita IVF clinic in Moscow showed that playing 24-hour techno to eggs in test tubes not only