ectogenesis
Sign in to saveEctogenesis (from the Greek ἐκτός, "outside", and genesis) is the growth of an organism in an artificial environment, outside the body in which it would normally be found, such as the growth of an embryo or fetus outside the mother's body, or the growth of bacteria outside the body of a host. The term was coined by British scientist J. B. S. Haldane in 1924.
Research
470 papers- The ethics of ectogenesis.Bioethics · 2020
- The artificial uterus: on the way to ectogenesis.Zygote (Cambridge, England) · 2023
- Unique benefits of ectogenesis outweigh potential harms.Emerging topics in life sciences · 2019
- Bioengineered uterus: a path toward ectogenesis.Fertility and sterility · 2019
- Ectogenesis and the value of gestational ties.Bioethics · 2024
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- Human embryos and fetuses
- Synthetic embryo
- Bioethical considerations
- See also
- References
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Ectogenesis (from the Greek ἐκτός, "outside", and genesis) is the growth of an organism in an artificial environment, outside the body in which it would normally be found, such as the growth of an embryo or fetus outside the mother's body, or the growth of bacteria outside the body of a host. The term was coined by British scientist J. B. S. Haldane in 1924.
== Human embryos and fetuses ==