Scientists are hoping to build the world’s first clinically approved artificial womb. The purpose is to save the lives of more premature babies.
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01:49 How to build an artificial womb
04:17 How does it work?
05:54 When will artificial wombs be rolled out?
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00:00 The dangers of premature birth
01:49 How to build an artificial womb
04:17 How does it work?
05:54 When will artificial wombs be rolled out?
Sign up to The Economist’s weekly science newsletter: https://econ.st/46wOpyv
Read our full quarterly report on fertility: https://econ.st/3S1LZnj
Watch our film about the booming surrogacy industry: https://econ.st/3QfjpgX
How to build an artificial womb https://econ.st/3PRLFEW
“Reproductive techno-horror” is a burgeoning genre on screen https://econ.st/3tsEf3t
New ways of making babies are on the horizon https://econ.st/45u8fsM
Mouse “embryoids” can now be grown from stem cells https://econ.st/3tAzZyB
Watch more of our Now & Next series https://econ.st/46f9mgU
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