Molly Gibson is an American girl widely known for being frozen as an embryo for 28 years before being born on October 26, 2020. [1] She holds the world record for the longest-frozen embryo to ever come to birth. [2] [3] [4]
After being donated by a couple in 1992, the embryo of Molly was frozen and placed in a cryogenic freezer. [5] The embryo was thawed and transferred to the uterus of 28-year-old Tina Gibson in February 2020. Tina, born in April 1991, was under 2 years old when the original couple donated Molly's embryo to a clinic in the Midwest. [6] The couple had earlier adopted the embryo of Emma, a 24-year-old embryo which was the oldest human embryo in history to have been born, until Molly. [7] [8]
Molly Gibson is an American girl widely known for being frozen as an embryo for 28 years before being born on October 26, 2020. [1] She holds the world record for the longest-frozen embryo to ever come to birth. [2] [3] [4]
After being donated by a couple in 1992, the embryo of Molly was frozen and placed in a cryogenic freezer. [5] The embryo was thawed and transferred to the uterus of 28-year-old Tina Gibson in February 2020. Tina, born in April 1991, was under 2 years old when the original couple donated Molly's embryo to a clinic in the Midwest. [6] The couple had earlier adopted the embryo of Emma, a 24-year-old embryo which was the oldest human embryo in history to have been born, until Molly. [7] [8]