THE FUTURE OF HUMAN BIRTH. With technical advances in recent years, the future of human birth now looks full of options. Whether any of this make any sense at all, is a separate question, but we will tiptoe through the tulips to peeks at the wild and wonderful menu of options. View in LinkedIn
VIRGIN BIRTHS: THE ARTIFICIAL WOMB IS BORN. The future of human reproduction appears to be at a turning point with new technical developments. Pundits in both sides of this debate describe it as inevitable and not far off. This technology, as SciFi as it sounds, could have an enormous impact on future society. And change human evolution. View in LinkedIn
QUEST FOR PERFECT CHILDREN OR GOOD MEDICINE? "The US FDA is considering approving an IVF procedure designed to do just this: weed out babies with genetic diseases ... This way, the child inherits the traits of three parents. But more insidious is the motivation: to perfect human children." More insidious? http://lnkd.in/d6bjrwN View in LinkedIn
MANY FUTURE REPRODUCTIVE OPTIONS. "It is believed that reproduction can continue to happen outside of conventional methods, namely intercourse and artificial insemination. Advances such as human cloning, parthenogenesis and artificial wombs may significantly extend the potential for human reproduction." http://lnkd.in/dFNmHT6 View in LinkedIn
FUTURE OF HUMAN REPRODUCTION. "If everything from technology to politics will be different in the future, then so will human reproduction. That's why so much science fiction deals with the question of how humans make babies — or don't make them — in alternate worlds that are often quite close to our own." http://lnkd.in/dNnGXJX View in LinkedIn
REPRODUCTION IN NATURE is a remarkably varied and flexible process, full of surprises and creativity. This subject is too diverse to be part of this series of blogs on human reproduction, but remains a backdrop. View in LinkedIn
"POSTGENDERISM is a diverse social, political and cultural movement whose adherents affirm the voluntary elimination of gender in the human species through the application of advanced biotechnology and assistive reproductive technologies." http://lnkd.in/dFNmHT6 View in LinkedIn
FUTURE HUMAN ANDROGYNY? Androgyny is the combination of masculine and feminine characteristics. All depictions of advanced intergalactic species in popular culture represent them as androgynous. View in LinkedIn