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Panda conceived with frozen sperm born

BEIJING - For the first time, a giant panda cub has been born in China after being conceived using frozen sperm, officials announced Friday - an innovation scientists hope will help the endangered species avoid extinction. ...full story at CNews

from CNews on Sat, Jul 25 2009

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