WILL WE GROW BABIES OUTSIDE THEIR MOTHERS' BODIES?

Uterus; Artificial organs; Medical research; Hung-Ching Liu; Tissues; Endometrium; Social psychology; Human fertility

Manhattan (New York, N.Y.); New York (State)

Discusses research on growing babies in an artificial womb conducted by scientist Hung-Ching Liu and her team from the Reproductive Endocrine Laboratory at Cornell University's Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility in Manhattan, New York City. Background on the creation of human tissues composed of cells from the endometrium; Details of Liu's experiments; Social issues concerning the study; Benefits of the artificial womb to couples who cannot conceive.