Have you ever imagined a pregnancy without the need for childbirth, in which parents can choose the genetic characteristics of their children in advance? The biotechnologist and science communicator Hashem al-Ghaili, from Berlin (Germany) presented. He presented the project for EctoLife, the world’s first installation of an artificial uterus. According to him, current technology already allows turning the proposal into reality and concerns about human ethics are the only obstacle to the execution of the idea.
Hashem al-Ghaili, presented the project of the world’s first installation of an artificial womb, which allows parents to choose the characteristics of the baby from a “menu”.
Under the proposal, the EctoLife complex would be powered by renewable energy and have the capacity to father 30,000 children a year. Artificial wombs would replicate the exact conditions that exist in the human uterus for embryo development.
– “EctoLife, the world’s first artificial womb installation, is powered entirely by renewable energy. According to the World Health Organization, approximately 300,000 women die from complications during pregnancy. The EctoLife artificial womb is designed to alleviate human suffering and reduce the chances of caesarean delivery With EctoLife, premature births and caesarean sections will be things of the past,” said the farmer, according to “Metro”.
The proposal says it benefits women who have had their uterus removed, infertile couples and countries suffering from shrinking populations such as Japan, Bulgaria and South Korea.
A call mode “Elite Pack” would allow the client genetically manipulated the embryo before implanting it in the artificial wombthrough fertilization in vitro, that is the child’s genetic characteristics were previously selected by the parents. Among the traits that can be chosen would be strength, intelligence, eye and hair color, as well as the elimination of hereditary diseases.
With EctoLife, parents can even watch their children grow and sing to them.
– According to the World Health Organization, approximately 300,000 women die from complications during pregnancy. The EctoLife artificial uterus was designed to relieve human suffering and reduce the chances of caesarean section. With EctoLife, premature births and caesarean sections will be a thing of the past – says the project.
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