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First baby born through egg-freezing technique

A baby is believed to be the first in the world to be born after eggs were taken from his mother and matured in a lab before being frozen, scientists have revealed.

They said the arrival of baby Jules is the first reported case of a baby born after immature eggs were grown outside of the mother and then thawed, fertilised and implanted years later.

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