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Are test-tube mice different?
They are bolder and more confident, but have poorer memories, here is the story.
And humans?
Studies are needed to see if test-tube humans are similarly affected, he says...In the Western world, around 1% of children are conceived through assisted reproductive technologies. In one common method known as in vitro fertilization, eggs are fertilized in a test tube, cultured for a short while and then returned to the womb. Over a million 'test-tube' babies have been born worldwide. But little is known about the long-term effects of culturing embryos. The world's first test-tube baby, Louise Brown, was born just 26 years ago. There have been few systematic attempts so far to assess the long-term health and behaviour of these children.
Food for thought, perhaps we are engaging in social experimentation here without knowing it.
Posted by Tyler Cowen on January 28, 2004 at 06:11 AM in Science | Permalink
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