Scientists at the EctoLife Artificial Uterus Center in Berlin, Germany, provided details about the project. CRISPR-Cas 9a tool that will allow create babies through gene editing combined with artificial intelligence (AI).
According to the report published on the website of infobaethis method will allow infants are born disease free.
The scientist Hashem Al-Ghaili is the creator of this plan, who claims that babies are gestated in synthetic wombs so that parents select the highest quality embryos, “genetically superior”, to avoid spontaneous abortions.
Al-Ghaili stressed: “This would create the opportunity to fix any inherited genetic diseases that are part of the family history so that the baby and their offspring live a healthy and comfortable life, free of genetic diseases.”.
How does this tool work?
The gene editing tool is called precisely CRISPR-Cas 9 and allows to modify the embryo before implanting it in the artificial uterus.
This technology was previously used to correct “a condition known as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which causes the heart muscle to thicken.”
The project will implement artificial intelligence that It will allow each baby to be given the necessary nutrients for their gestation and to monitor their growth to warn of any anomaly that is affecting normal development..
The plan, still in development, includes 360-degree cameras so that parents know and experience what their child sees and hears during their nine months of pregnancy. They will see all this through live broadcasts from their mobile devices, according to Science and Stuff magazine.
In addition to cameras, the artificial wombs will have speakers for babies to hear their parents’ voices and get used to them and can also be used to play music.
“This would be an option for certain parents who are unable to conceive children naturally. But as it is refined and tested, it will become a go-to for all parents-to-be, easily linking with IVF, genetic screening, embryo selection, genetic potential modeling, and genetic engineering.Al-Ghaili stated.
