Scientists grow mice embryos in a mechanical womb

Re:Scientists grow mice embryos in a mechanical womb by krastanov on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @01:03PM (#26493933)

I think you missed the "without a brain" part of that sentence. Growing a headless or brainless copy of myself for spare parts seems like a great idea without ethical issues.

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Re:Scientists grow mice embryos in a mechanical womb by throwaway316943 on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @01:38PM (#26494442)

If replacement parts are the goal then the best course would be to learn how cells decide to develop into those specific organs and then apply that knowledge to produce the part needed without attaching a whole human to it. It would conceivably be faster, less wasteful, and perhaps easier than figuring out how to ethically produce a consciousness free human.

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Re:Scientists grow mice embryos in a mechanical womb by dnautics on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @01:04PM (#26493944)

how about we split the difference and grow headless clones and put an electrical brain inside of them as hordes of cyborg soldiers?

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Re:Scientists grow mice embryos in a mechanical womb by krastanov on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @01:10PM (#26494036)

Actually, if you get that electrical brain to run a simulation of my mortal biological brain, I would totally sign up for this at the age of 50 or 60 (coupled with euthanasia of the biological brain, and solving some legal questions about the humanity of the electrical simulation of my biological brain).

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Re:Scientists grow mice embryos in a mechanical womb by tmccrary55 on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @11:37PM (#26499484)

Nice try, Neuromancer.

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