MORGAN ZEGERS: Human trials for artificial uterus designed for premature babies could begin this year humanevents.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from humanevents.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A hairless, pale-skinned lamb lies on its side in what appears to be an oversized sandwich bag filled with hazy fluid. Its eyes are closed, and its snout and limbs jerk as if the animal which is only about three-quarters of the way through its gestation period is dreaming.
Anti-abortion advocates see promise in artificial womb technology, or AWT, for increasing the chances of survival outside of the womb for premature infants.
Independent advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are meeting this week to discuss the regulations, ethics and possibilities of creating an artificial womb to increase the chances that extremely premature babies would survive \u2014 and without long-term health problems.
'Artificial wombs' trial on human? It's a possibility if FDA approves thestatesman.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thestatesman.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.