By IANS | Posted 4 hoursBeijing: A healthy baby girl was born in China from an embryo frozen 18 years ago, medical officials said on Wednesday. According to the Shanghai health department, the storage life for frozen embryos should be kept within five years. Frozen embryos are stored in liquid nitrogen at minus 196 degrees Celsius. The embryo was implanted into her womb in November 2015, Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday. After three failed implantations, one with a fresh embryo and two with frozen, she decided to wait and try again.

Source: Mid-Day June 29, 2016 17:48 UTC