An artificial womb designed to support critically premature babies has been demonstrated successfully in animals for the first time, in an advance that could transform the lives of the most fragile newborns. Lambs born at the equivalent of 23 weeks in a human pregnancy were kept alive and appeared to develop normally while floating inside […]
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A Baby Is Born With Three Biological Parents
This procedure is not legal in the United States. (Photo: FreeProd/Alamy Stock Photo) It’s a pretty well-known fact that it takes two people to make a baby. But a 5-month-old is blowing the lid off that concept: He has three biological parents. Scientists made the announcement after using DNA from three people to create a […]