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Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, Vitalik Buterin, the co-creator of Ethereum, and Sahil Lavingia, the founder of the e-commerce site Gumroad, recently discussed population collapse and the deployment of "artificial wombs" to combat the issue on Twitter.

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Their discussion centred on the possibility of global population collapse and the potential for building synthetic or artificial wombs as a remedy.

If there aren’t enough people on Earth, Elon Musk claims, there won't be enough for Mars.

The use of synthetic wombs would reduce the expensive cost of childbearing even more. As a result, inequality will be reduced.

What exactly are ‘synthetic wombs?'

The term "artificial uterus" or "artificial womb" is also used to describe a synthetic womb. Extracorporeal pregnancy is possible with this technology. The foetus is developed outside of an organism's body throughout this phase, which generally results in the foetus being carried to term.

Artificial wombs are used in some cases

The artificial womb is a substitute organ with a variety of uses:

The growth of a baby can be aided by an artificial womb for both male and female partners.

This can be done by switching from a natural to an artificial uterus, bringing the foetal viability threshold forward to a much earlier stage of pregnancy.

The device is similar to a new-born incubator with additional features.

It might be used to start the development of a foetus.

It may also make it possible to do foetal surgical techniques earlier in the pregnancy rather than waiting until the end.

The significance of a man-made womb

The creation of an artificial womb might aid in the survival of preterm new-borns.

When was the first mention of an artificial womb made?

In 2017, a study team from Philadelphia disclosed that a prototype bio bag successfully maintained lamb foetuses, making it the closest thing to an "artificial womb." All of the babies made it out of the bio bag alive and without the difficulties that come with premature delivery.

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