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fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

Baby's parents were 4 and 3 when he was conceived in a lab in 1994

His delivery broke the world record for the oldest known human embryo to result in a live birth. The achievement has been officially recognized by Guinness World Records because his embryo was frozen seven months before those of the previous record holders. Timothy and Lydia Ridgeway, of Vancouver, Washington, will celebrate their third birthday at the end of this month. They were conceived in April 1992 and their embryos were kept in storage for 29 years and 9 months before being transferred.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Scientists to attempt to rear swallowtail butterflies from eggs frozen in nitrogen

Cryopreserving swallowtail butterfly eggs in liquid nitrogen will be tested to enable long-term conservation and support breeding and translocation for the vulnerable British swallowtail.
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fromNature
1 month ago

My moonshot to preserve endangered species

A lunar frozen biorepository is proposed to cryopreserve tissue samples from endangered and priority species as a backup to preserve Earth's biodiversity.
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