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Author Message   Yvettep AALBC .com Platinum Poster Username: Yvettep Post Number: 2748 Registered: 01-2005 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) Posted on Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - 09:55 pm:        Trials of a "silicon womb" that holds test-tube embryos inside the womb to expose them to more natural conditions will shortly begin in the UK. Researchers say the new device may produce better quality embryos and reduce the need to harvest so many eggs from infertile women. In standard IVF, eggs harvested from a woman are fertilised in the lab and allowed to develop in an incubator for 2 to 5 days. The healthiest embryos are chosen to be transferred into the uterus. The new device allows embryos created in the lab to be incubated inside a perforated silicon container inserted into a woman's own womb. After a few days, the capsule is recovered and some embryos are selected for implantation in the womb. Embryos incubated in the lab must have their growth medium changed every few hours to provide new nutrients and get rid of waste. The new device provides a more natural environment... Full article: http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn13383-silicon-womb-to-begin-fertili ty-trials.html   Cynique "Cyniquian" Level Poster Username: Cynique Post Number: 11805 Registered: 01-2004 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) Posted on Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 11:58 am:        What's that LOUD NOISE? The shrieks of right-to-lifers protesting the disposal of the embryos who didn't make the cut!   Libralind2 AALBC .com Platinum Poster Username: Libralind2 Post Number: 1019 Registered: 09-2004 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) Posted on Sunday, March 09, 2008 - 12:59 am:        oooooooooooookkkkkkk LiLi