FDA meeting this week on development of artificial womb technology
Over the past six years, researchers say these artificial wombs have helped brain, lung and gut development in preterm lambs and fetal pigs.
Source: 10news.com
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Over the past six years, researchers say these artificial wombs have helped brain, lung and gut development in preterm lambs and fetal pigs.
A team of US researchers, who, in 2017, first carried out the ‘artificial womb’ experiment, are now seeking FDA approval for its tests on humans
Regulators are expected to consider clinical trials of the system which mimics the womb
Further discussion about first-in-human trials is ongoing
U.S. regulators will consider clinical trials of a system that mimics the womb, which could reduce deaths and disability for babies born extremely preterm