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Months after son killed in crash, couple welcomes daughter born from embryo frozen for 22 years

eriinfo.com4 weeks ago06 mins

Out of their darkest moment, a Greek couple managed to make a new start with a baby born last week. Doing so meant using one of Cristina Rapti‑Tzelepi’s decades-old embryos and racing to beat a government deadline. Just months after their 21‑year‑old son died in a road crash in October, Rapti‑Tzelepi, now 54, and her…

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Africa: Embryo Fossil Found in South Africa Is World’s Oldest Proof That Mammal Ancestors Laid Eggs

eriinfo.com6 months ago010 mins

Between 280 and 200 million years ago, a group of animals evolved which would eventually give rise to mammals, including humans: the therapsids. They were first described more than 150 years ago, based on fossils from South Africa. Since then, many more fossils have been discovered. James Kitching, one of the most talented South African…