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Baby Born from Egg that Was Matured and Frozen in the Lab
Baby Born from Egg that Was Matured and Frozen in the Lab
A cancer patient who underwent the new fertility preservation procedure successfully gave birth five years after her immature eggs were collected.
Baby Born from Egg that Was Matured and Frozen in the Lab
Baby Born from Egg that Was Matured and Frozen in the Lab

A cancer patient who underwent the new fertility preservation procedure successfully gave birth five years after her immature eggs were collected.

A cancer patient who underwent the new fertility preservation procedure successfully gave birth five years after her immature eggs were collected.

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Doctors Test if Rapid Chilling Can Save Trauma Patients’ Lives
Ashley Yeager | Nov 21, 2019 | 2 min read
A clinical trial is underway to see if suspended animation, in which the body is cooled to 10–15 °Celsius, could slow patients’ decline and give doctors time to operate.
Zebrafish Embryos Survive Deep Freeze and Quick Thaw
Ashley Yeager | Jul 28, 2017 | 3 min read
In a first, scientists reanimate the fish using embedded gold nanoparticles that heat up cells by absorbing laser light.
Microbial Ice-Makers
Jef Akst | Apr 26, 2016 | 2 min read
How one bacterium turns water into ice at nonfreezing temperatures
-86°C Select™ Ultra-Low Freezers
Norlake Scientific | May 26, 2014 | 1 min read
Designed to meet the demanding requirements for scientific and laboratory research.
Rare Fat Keeps Fly from Freezing
Sandhya Sekar | Apr 30, 2014 | 3 min read
Researchers report the first evidence of cryopreservation by an overwintering insect in which stores of an uncommon lipid are critical.
Faulty Freezing
Abby Olena, PhD | Nov 5, 2013 | 3 min read
Researchers show that tissues are more likely than single cells to suffer damage during cryopreservation because of the tight junctions between cells.
Capsule Reviews
Annie Gottlieb | Mar 1, 2013 | 3 min read
The Undead, Frankenstein's Cat, The Universe Within, and Physics in Mind
Embryonic Stem Cells Survive Freezing
Hayley Dunning | Aug 16, 2012 | 1 min read
Even after 18 years of frozen storage, human embryos can still produce viable stem cells for drug screening and biomedical research.
Campaign Fights Lab Sloppiness
Jef Akst | Sep 28, 2011 | 2 min read
"Scientists Against Sample Abuse" aims to raise awareness about the importance of consistency when it comes to handling biological samples.
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