linkedin post 2014-06-27 08:36:07

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SCIENCE FICTION and futurists have turned to the problems of extraterrestrial colonization with an eye on quiescent human embryo transport to these distant locations. Many level-headed scientists have stated that future extraterrestrial colonization by man is inevitable. You might be surprised by the number of people focused on this topic. View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2014-06-26 06:18:01

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ANIMAL EMBRYO FARMS. "Globally, it was reported in 2012 that 699,586 bovine embryos were collected from superovulated cows, and 443,533 bovine embryos were produced via in vitro fertilization procedures." http://www.merckmanuals.com/vet/management_and_nutrition/embryo_transfer_in_farm_animals/overview_of_embryo_transfer_in_farm_animals.html View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2014-06-26 06:15:59

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FETAL FARMING PROHIBITION ACT, 2006. "This act is a response to the idea that, at some point in the future, a technology might be developed that involved cells or tissues being removed from fetuses and used for fetal tissue implants or stem cell therapy. This proposal is controversial and has been termed "fetal farming" and "fetal organ harvesting"." http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetus_Farming_Prohibition_Act View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2014-06-26 06:14:36

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IVF EMBRYO CULTURE. "The embryo will reach the blastocyst stage once it has been cultured in adequate conditions and with the appropriate nourishing requirements on each development stage for 5 or 6 days at the laboratory. They will be transferred into the mother’s womb at this moment." http://lnkd.in/dCktm4c View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2014-06-26 06:12:45

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IMPLICATIONS FOR ARTIFICIAL WOMB. The intimate genetic, molecular and physiological relationship between embryo and the placenta, as well as with its microbiome, which modulates according to trimester, and the early fetal inoculation of its own microbiome from the vaginal passage and colostrum argue that an artificial womb would be extremely challenging. View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2014-06-25 04:58:36

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SURROGATE MECHANICAL WOMBS have an enormous, if not insuperable, barrier to overcome: the nurturing hormonal maternal environment, and the epigenetic changes by trimester, that took evolution so long to perfect, not to mention the electrophysiological intimacy with the mother. It seems unlikely that this can ever be replicated with a machine without penalty. View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2014-06-25 04:49:35

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XENOPREGNANCY. "Potential applications include pigs carrying human fetuses to term as ... alternative to surrogate mothers or artificial uteri for gay male couples or mothers with damaged uteri. It would also provide a sober, drug-free and nonsmoking carrier ... for recreation of extinct species." http://lnkd.in/dPrhEjW View in LinkedIn
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