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FIRST HUMAN ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION "occurred in 1884: a Philadelphia professor of medicine took sperm from his "best looking" student to inseminate an anesthetized woman. The woman was not informed about the procedure, unlike her infertile husband. The case was reported 25 years later in a medical journal." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_insemination View in LinkedIn

LOW TEMPERATURE SURVIVAL IN NATURE. "In this paper, we summarize research concerning how these creatures survive in low temperatures. Freezing places these creatures in suspended animation, but it does not kill them." http://www.frc.org/content/the-viability-of-frozen-human-embryos-lessons-from-animal-research View in LinkedIn

EMBRYO ADOPTION. "It sounds like Brave New World ... Six children conceived at the same time, from the same genetic material, but carried to term over three pregnancies by three different women to be raised by three sets of parents." http://lnkd.in/dEAnj9P View in LinkedIn

CRYOPRESERVATION of embryos is now routine. The next series of postings will look at this topic, including genetic selection, sex selection, and medical tourism to source frozen embryos. View in LinkedIn

UK FROZEN HUMAN EMBRYO LEGISLATION. "From October 1, 2009 human embryos are allowed to be stored for 10 years in the UK, according to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embryo_cryopreservation View in LinkedIn

EMBRYO SEX SELECTION. "While using pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) to select for gender is illegal in Canada, China, India, and the United Kingdom, sex selection is legal in the United States—and it’s a $100 million industry." http://lnkd.in/dEAnj9P View in LinkedIn

EMBRYO TOURISM. "India has allowed the import of human embryos for artificial reproduction, opening up what is expected to be a huge segment of the medical tourism market. The decision will allow foreign couples to bring in frozen human embryos and rent a surrogate womb in India for the baby to be born." http://lnkd.in/dJZZEUG View in LinkedIn

FROZEN DONOR EMBRYO PRICE LIST, $10,000 - $16,000 depending on the options chosen. http://lnkd.in/dgdYtkA View in LinkedIn

BABY BORN FROM EMBRYO FROZEN FOR 20 YEARS, smashing previous record of 13 years. http://lnkd.in/dHcfsf6 View in LinkedIn

FROZEN EMBRYOS STORED 18 YEARS. "Even after being frozen for 18 years, human embryos can be thawed, grown in the laboratory, and successfully induced to produce human embryonic stem (ES) cells, which represent a valuable resource for drug screening and medical research." http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120813103302.htm View in LinkedIn