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Stories about: cryogenics

Spitzer Gets Ready for 'Warm' Mission In order to be able to detect the faintest light signatures in the distant Universe, the Spitzer Space Telescope had to be cooled since launch at about -456 degrees Fahrenheit (-271 Celsius), in order for its three main instruments to function properly. Despite only being set to operate for about three years, the tel... 24 June 2009 05:20 GMT Ovary Transplant Results in a Live Birth Doctors at the Infertility Center in St. Louis managed to facilitate the birth of the first ever baby to be born out of a transplanted ovary. One of the hospital's patients, who entered premature menopause at age 15, received a full ovary transplant from her twin sister and managed to give birth to a health baby... 11 December 2008 10:16 GMT