An Israeli woman gave birth to healthy twins implanted from embryos fertilized 12 years ago. The twin boy and girl were born nine months ago to a 39-year-old woman at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem, Reuters said. This was the first successful case of babies being born from embryos frozen that long.
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