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Sup /sci/. Pardon me for popping in, as I don't hang around here too much, but I had a question recently that I figured you guys would be best suited to answer. I know there are a lot of foundations and charities for solving specific scientific problems--donate to a cancer institute or whatever to help cure cancer, donate to educational organizations to help popularize science, and so on.

However, I want to help a specific scientific endeavor--specifically I want to see a functioning artificial womb in my lifetime. Unfortunately, I didn't major in biology, obstretics, or any field which would specifically help in creating such a device. I desperately want to aid in that endeavor in some way, however. I've heard researchers in South Korea and at Cornell have been performing experiments and reaching more and more success with artificial gestation in animals. Would it be possible to donate to the institutions they're a part of directly? Or do any of you know of any other organizations I could donate money to which would put it towards building the world's first artificial human womb? Thanks for your time.

>> No.3381623

cmon surely someone here must know

>> No.3381897

bump

>> No.3381950

You'll want to contact the development office, which probably also deals with stuff like alumni relations, at whatever institution you have in mind. How specific you can be about what the money goes to is going to depend on their policies and how big the gift is.

>> No.3382116

>>3381950
Alright, thank you very much!

>> No.3382139

>>3382116
Also, any other suggestions? Are there any organizations anyone knows of specifically dedicated to the pursuit of artificial wombs, or even tangentially? Like, any transhumanist organizations or anything?

>> No.3382246

bump for discussion about artificial wombs

>> No.3382259

>>3382139
there is a woman in japan working on artificial wombs, so far only for rats because they wont give her permission to work with human fetuses. no success yet (last time i checked) because the hormone balance needs to be perfect and the hormone levels change alot depending on conditions. so far they've gotten from an embryo to a week or something, i cant remember, before the fetus starts deforming and dying.

>> No.3382272

>>3382259
17 days according to Wikipedia.

>> No.3382378

>>3382259
Ahh, ok. Very interesting! Hormones are the problem, you say? Are there any others?

>> No.3382681

Aw yea, test tube babbys.

>> No.3382808
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3382808

>op is a tranny who wants the full feminine experience.

>> No.3382815

>>3382808
Nope. I'm a man who wants to be able to propagate his genes without relying on a female.

>> No.3382861

>>3382808
Jordan caldwell, or is it cardwell?

Ugly as fuck!

As far as artificial embryo's go you can't create life. It is taboo voodoo and fucking alchemy.

Look up chemical autopoeisis. Why can't we get an even simpler model working to explain the origin of life then how could we possibly replicate an invention(pun inteneded) that took billions and trillions of years to evolve to where it is( being selected for in many many trials).

Absolutely not possible at the moment.

>> No.3382888

>>3382861
Well, what would we have to do to make it possible?

>> No.3382918

>>3382888
Idk but you gotta have hopeand faith. A day when nanotechnology and thr growing biotech programs and industries come to bring us machines the size of cells that act like cells. Or the chemical version to work there is an obvious flaw in the model or something missing if should work in theory but not in experiements

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3382919

>>3382815
>2011
>propagate genes

For the millionth time this means nothing to the human race in any time scale relevant to the modern day.

>> No.3382960

>>3382919
It means something to me. I want to have the experience of raising my own sons without the involvement of a woman.

>> No.3382975

>>3382960
Anyone studying psychology/neuroscience will tell you what kind of social problems your 'child' will have.

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3382994

>>3382975
Really? Look at this image. Seems to me any child would do better with a man by himself (or a man and his male companion) than raised with a woman.

>> No.3383014

>>3382994
wow

>> No.3383089

bump for any other thoughts on artificial wombs?

>> No.3383110

What happened to just invest time in reading books?

FUCK!!

>> No.3383216

>>3383110
Which books would you recommend, Anon? Should I look in the biology or obstretics section of the library? Anything specific?

>> No.3383412

bump

>> No.3383527

>>3382259
Do you know the woman's name? Also, do you know of any MEN working on it? I'd rather not support a woman.

>> No.3383673

bump for interest

>> No.3383684

>>3383527
>I'd rather not support a woman.
Please leave.

>> No.3383761

>>3383684
It's personal principle, nothing more. Don't be angry. I was just asking anyways.

>> No.3385681

bump

>> No.3385727

>>3383761

Just paysome bitchto doit fuckman

>> No.3385730

>>3381585
>I want to see a functioning artificial womb in my lifetime
If you mean a human womb, that's not going to happen.

>> No.3385809

>>3385730
Why not? I realize it'd be difficult, but that's why I want to help by donating some money.

>> No.3386010

bump

Also, do any of you know of any online resources or communities related to artificial wombs?

>> No.3386689

>>3386010
You know, it's kind of ironic--I hear "Men's Rights Activists" talk all the time about how artificial wombs are the answer to the Woman Problem, but I've never met one who actually knew anything about making them.

>> No.3387083

>>3386689
Well, I guess OP is trying to fix that.

>> No.3387086

>>3383761
Your person principle is irrational.
Noe, as Scientist suggested, please leave.

>> No.3388364

>>3387086
It may be irrational, but the goal of artificial wombs in and of itself isn't irrational. But fine, if there's really no other way I'll give money to a woman, if only for the knowledge that she's making her own gender obsolete. Can we get back to discussing how it would work and what we can do to help, now?

>> No.3388399

>>3388364
you are a terrible terrible thread starter.

i suggest
1. stop being a little cry baby bitch cause you want to have a kid but don't seem to understand not only how society works but how mating works

2. show some interest in tits or you won't get any feedback

3. use google you lazy fuck

4. word your question better (helps if you do number 3 before this)

5. you must be new here