Artificial wombs may not be far off
We're getting closer to growing babies outside our bodies - but the idea throws up a lot of tough ethical questions
09 August 2020 - 00:00
Growing a baby outside of a mother's body - ectogenesis - is a distinct possibility, and has already been achieved with sheep. In 2017, lambs were successfully grown in what looks like a zip lock bag attached to tubes of blood and fluid. Over four weeks their lungs and brains grew, they sprouted wool, opened their eyes, wriggled around, and learnt to swallow...
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