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Fetal Lambs Grown for 4 Weeks in Artificial Womb
Various news outlets are reporting on work published in Nature Communications [nature.com] (open; DOI 10.1038/ncomms15112 [doi.org]) on
[...] a system that incorporates a pumpless oxygenator circuit connected to the fetus of a lamb via an umbilical cord interface that is maintained within a closed ‘amniotic fluid’ circuit that closely reproduces the environment of the womb. [...] fetal lambs that are developmentally equivalent to the extreme premature human infant can be physiologically supported in this extra-uterine device for up to 4 weeks.
coverage:
- The Verge [theverge.com]
- Science [sciencemag.org]
- BBC News [bbc.com]
- Scientific American [scientificamerican.com]
- USA Today [usatoday.com]
related stories:
Scientists Keep Human Embryos Alive Longer Outside of the Womb [soylentnews.org]
Prematurely Born Lambs Kept Alive With Artificial External Placenta - Human Babies Could be Next [soylentnews.org]
