Incredible, first-of-its-kind video shows human embryo implanting in real time

A pink, purple, red and green stained embryo against a mottled white-and-black background.

For the first time, scientists have captured a real-time view of a human embryo implanting in a laboratory model of a uterus.

Being able to witness the complex implantation process may be helpful for advancing fertility procedures, such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), the researchers say.