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At 04:44 PM 2/12/04 -0800, Johnius wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Twins born from 12-year-old
embryos<br>
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[Ananova]<br>
"An Israeli women has given birth to healthy twins from 12-year-old
frozen <br>
embryos.It is the world's longest period of freezing before a successful
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pregnancy, her fertility doctor has claimed." (02/04/04)<br>
<a href="http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_862677.html" eudora="autourl">http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_862677.html</a></blockquote><br>
T<font size=2>his is very good news. But the solo egg is still not
strong enough. Here is a different take on the freezing of eggs
alone:<br><br>
"The technique has its critics. From a technical perspective, IVF
expert Professor Lord Robert Winston warned that there could be dangers
in the technique. "Work in mice has shown that chromosomes which
carry the genes can be broken up by egg freezing," he said. From a
moral perspective, Nuala Scarisbrick, trustee of the charity Life,
commented that "the whole idea makes babies seem like a commodity,
something for when it is convenient, when a woman sees a suitable window
in her life, when she has saved up enough money." And from a
parenting perspective, wrote Sue Arnold in the Independent, being an
older mother is no fun." ~ Guardian, Oct 11; BBC, Oct 11; Telegraph
(UK), Oct 12; Independent, Oct 12<br><br>
This view puts the field of biotechnology for infertility or freezing
embryos shows a narrow line of thinking in some segments of society, but
not most thank goodness.<br><br>
Natasha<br>
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