Researchers Create An Artificial Womb To Grow Preterm Lambs

The researchers, from the Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, have in effect created an artificial womb far more developed than anything produced previously. After going through several iterations of the system (including glass incubators) over a period of three years, they eventually settled on one that utilizes a plastic film bag connected to gas exchange machines and sensors.

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Researchers Create An Artificial Womb To Grow Preterm Lambs