Potential Applications
Potential applications include pigs carrying human fetuses to term as a potential yet ethically controversial alternative to surrogate mothers or artificial uteri for gay male couples or mothers with damaged uteri. It would also provide a sober, drug-free and nonsmoking carrier. For animals, it could be a valuable tool in preservation programs of endangered species, providing a method of ex-situ conservation. It could also avail for recreation of extinct species.
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