What If We Could Grow Babies in Artificial Wombs?

The miracle of life. A 40-week process where you developed from a single cell to fully formed human baby. All within in your mother's womb. Now, imagine you were born in an artifical womb. How would we benefit from artificial wombs? What would be the downsides?

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What If is a mini-documentary web series that takes you on an epic journey through hypothetical worlds and possibilities. Join us on an imaginary adventure — grounded in scientific theory — through time, space and chance, as we ask what if some of the most fundamental aspects of our existence were different.

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