What do you think about this?
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg1 ... womb-.html
I think this holds a lot of promise when it comes to ressurecting dead species.
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by Kylon » Sat 16 Jun 2007, 13:16:42
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Re: Artificial Wombs-
by Tanada » Sat 16 Jun 2007, 17:20:59
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Kylon', 'W')hat do you think about this?
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg1 ... womb-.html
I think this holds a lot of promise when it comes to ressurecting dead species.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg1 ... womb-.html
I think this holds a lot of promise when it comes to ressurecting dead species.
The only way it would work for reviving extinc species is if A you have enough viable DNA and B you can implant a fertilized egg and grow it to full term. If either proposition is false then extinct species are a no go.
If on the other hand you have a small breeding population of say Elephants you could conceivable clone all of those which exist into fertilized eggs and then grow them to term doubling your population and increasing your chances of having a successful breeding population in the future.
I wonder if it works for Avian species? An artificial womb would simply be an artificial egg for them. If that works species like the California Condor could be made a lot more secure and the larger the breeding population the greater the genetic diversity of the next generation.
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To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
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One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
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Re: Artificial Wombs-
by smallpoxgirl » Sat 16 Jun 2007, 17:55:11
I think that there are enough freaking humans on the planet. One can only stand gape mouthed at the idiotic lengths people will go to creating another one. This sort of thing is the reason why peak oil is the best possible thing that could happen to us. Without extrinsic physical limits to constrain our behavior, we humans loose our damn minds.
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Of a thousand burning bridges
Sifting through the ashes every day
What we thought would never end
Now is nothing more than a memory
The way things were before
I lost my way" - OCMS
Of a thousand burning bridges
Sifting through the ashes every day
What we thought would never end
Now is nothing more than a memory
The way things were before
I lost my way" - OCMS
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Re: Artificial Wombs-
by Hawkcreek » Sat 16 Jun 2007, 21:52:48
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Re: Artificial Wombs-
by EnergyUnlimited » Sun 17 Jun 2007, 01:45:04
I dont think that artificial wombs, landings on the Moon and overwhelming majority of other high tech ventures will be available in societal collapse environment, regardless would that take a course of soft or hard landing.
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