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‘Plastic Bag’ Womb Could Help Keep Premature Babies Alive

A groundbreaking discovery working with lambs uses an artificial womb to reproduce the environment of the uterus and replace the function of the placenta. As reported by CNN Health, scientists hope to one day extend the plastic bag-like womb’s use to humans, in an effort to give life support to premature infants. It seems like almost every day we hear what sounds like science fiction coming to life — for example, just a few weeks ago scientists announced they’d created a...