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Solitary Cell Produces Miracle Baby

Kenley Schiraldi photo: Courtesy Gus Chan, Plain Dealer
Kenley Schiraldi photo: Courtesy Gus Chan, Plain Dealer

Angela Townsend of the Plain Dealer researched the article about a method that involves harvesting and saving one single sperm cell from a man... through freezing.... for later fertilization.
She writes that the concept has been around for more than a decade.... but is only now coming into use because of advanced technology.
A local couple who had fertility problems has (so far) produced the only baby from the single-sperm cell experimentation.

Rick Jackson is a senior host and producer at Ideastream Public Media. He hosts the "Sound of Ideas" on WKSU and "NewsDepth" on WVIZ.