Still Waters Posted December 20, 2017 #1 Share Posted December 20, 2017 A baby has been born from an embryo frozen for nearly 25 years - possibly the longest gap between conception and birth since IVF began. The embryo was donated by a family in the US and has become the first child for a woman who would herself have been only one when the baby was conceived. The donated embryo that would become Emma Wren Gibson, a healthy baby girl, was thawed in March and transferred to mum Tina Gibson's uterus. Emma was born in November. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42420864 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piney Posted December 20, 2017 #2 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Amazing.... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papageorge1 Posted December 20, 2017 #3 Share Posted December 20, 2017 So, are we freezing embryos of species that are in danger of extinction? Something creepy to me about too much time delay with humans. No reason why a few million years from now when humans have much further evolved they couldn't develop an embryo from today that would be at an inferior level of development? Kind of like us bringing back a Homo Erectus. Obviously humans haven't changed much in 24 years, but it makes me wonder. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opus Magnus Posted December 21, 2017 #4 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Well, this should be interesting to see how she grows up. 'Snow babies' reminds me of the term 'Moon children' though... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted December 21, 2017 #5 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Now ... if we can only isolate some surrogate wombs on Proxima Centauri ... ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted December 21, 2017 #6 Share Posted December 21, 2017 14 minutes ago, third_eye said: Now ... if we can only isolate some surrogate wombs on Proxima Centauri ... ~ Why not develop artificial wombs? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted December 21, 2017 #7 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Just now, XenoFish said: Why not develop artificial wombs? What's the fun in that ? ~ 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucidElement Posted December 22, 2017 #8 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Some of me thinks it’s great for other families to produce children from others embryos. The majority of me, and more feels that I could never do something like that. I could never see myself having a child that isn’t from my DNA. I think when you create a child it should be genetically made up of you and your partner , not Mrs. Jones or whomever. Again, I think it’s great that people donate their eggs to those who are less fortunate and truly want kids but I however just wouldn’t ever feel like it’s mine. Sure, raising the child would be mine , but I would never be able to say ... ya he is that social butterfly or has that witt about him just like his Dad.. how many people here have heard “oh you remind me so much of your mom or dad” ( either via looks or personality or traits) ... that wouldn’t happen in adoption . Maybe if you raise the child to be that way, but “naturally” it wouldn’t be the same.” May be to deep as a reply, but it’s just the way I see the situation . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucidElement Posted December 22, 2017 #9 Share Posted December 22, 2017 On 12/20/2017 at 1:03 PM, papageorge1 said: So, are we freezing embryos of species that are in danger of extinction? Something creepy to me about too much time delay with humans. No reason why a few million years from now when humans have much further evolved they couldn't develop an embryo from today that would be at an inferior level of development? Kind of like us bringing back a Homo Erectus. Obviously humans haven't changed much in 24 years, but it makes me wonder. Lol, it’s like aging a wine ... if you age it to long it will spoil.. can’t keep anything in the freezer to long or there will be issues . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brok Posted December 22, 2017 #10 Share Posted December 22, 2017 So they basically put an unborn baby in suspended animation for 24 years? That sounds kinda messed up to me TBH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rlyeh Posted December 23, 2017 #11 Share Posted December 23, 2017 6 hours ago, Brok said: So they basically put an unborn baby in suspended animation for 24 years? That sounds kinda messed up to me TBH. It might come as a shock but embryos used in IVF are usually stored cryogenically. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'mConvinced Posted December 23, 2017 #12 Share Posted December 23, 2017 On 12/21/2017 at 2:47 PM, third_eye said: What's the fun in that ? ~ Artificially inseminating them? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted December 23, 2017 #13 Share Posted December 23, 2017 1 minute ago, I'mConvinced said: Artificially inseminating them? You do it your way and I'll do it My Way ... ~ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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