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for almost 20 years. cnn's john roberts talked this morning with the director of virginia clinic that did the transfer and, john, it is remarkable an embryo frozen for 20 years produces a healthy baby. how does that happen and why did it take 20 years for them bring owe to be used? >> it is remarkable. it is like a real-life rip van winkle story. the oldest embryo used was 13 years previous to this and pushing the envelope out another seven years. 42-year-old woman, trying to get pregnant for ten years. she went to the jones institute for reproductive medicine saying do you have an embryo to use? they said, here's one. matches the characteristics you would like. it's 20 years old. she said, that's fine. let's give it a shot. the baby boy was born back in may. i talked to jacob mayer, the head embryologist there about why use a 20-year-old embryo.