February 28th 2008 02:01 am
Test-Tube Babies Start Inside Mom, Thanks to Anecova Silicon Womb [Medicine]
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Human trials are about to begin on a new device that goes inside a woman’s body for up to four days, holding fresh IVF embryos in place like an artificial fallopian tube. Developed by Swiss company Anecova, the 5mm-long “silicon womb” is pierced with hundreds of 40-micron holes, the better to expose the embryos to the natural environment of the uterus, rather than having to be developed artificially in an incubator. |
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