The first in our series on Breakthroughs in Reproductive Technologies. Here Dr Jane Fenelon and Dr Jean-Magloire Feugang interview Prof Peter Hansen on the history of Assisted Reproductive Technologies and its impact on the Agricultural Industry. In Part 2 learn more about how the use of genomics has revolutionized the field and what the future holds for ART technologies. As well as some useful advice to young scientists just starting out.