KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE — The longest known frozen human embryo to result in a successful birth was born last month in Tennessee.
Emma Wren Gibson was born on November 25 from an embryo that was cryogenically frozen 24 years ago, CNN reported.
Emma's parents, Tina and Benjamin Gibson, chose embryo adoption after realizing they were unable to have children.
The Gibsons selected Emma after viewing around 300 donor profiles listing basic genetic information about the genetic parents.
They were surprised to find out the age of the embryo when it thawed on March 13 at the National Embryo Donation Center.
The embryo that led to Emma was created for in vitro fertilization by an anonymous couple and placed in cryogenic storage on October 14, 1992.
The previous record was set in 2011 when a New York woman gave birth to a boy born from an embryo created 20 years earlier, the Washington Post reported.
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