Emerging cryopreservation techniques are increasing hope of restoring fertility to women after diseases such as ovarian cancer that lead to destruction of reproductive tissue.
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Cryopreservation brings hope to cancer victims
The same techniques can also be used to maintain stocks of farm animals and protect against extinction in endangered animal species. Until now, these related fields of biomedical research have been largely separate but are now coming together following a highly successful workshop on cryopreservation of ovarian tissue, organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF). The human and animal cryopreservation fields have much to teach each other, and progress in both areas is likely to be accelerated as a result of growing collaboration.
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