Word of Mouth: Ectogenesis
De-Extinct Zoo Mystery series
Ectogenesis: the process of developing an embryo in an artificial womb. This is the procedure I use in the De-Extinct Zoo Mystery series for the Pleistocene BioPark’s mammals ...
Which makes sense because using Asian elephant surrogates to gestate a de-extinct mammoth is considered controversial and unethical.
In the series, using ectogenesis of genetically engineered humans is illegal. The reader will learn more about this particular topic in the coming two books, Shattered and Hunted.
But science imitating art is my writing sweet spot, so here’s the kicker: US Food and Drug Administration advisors have already met to discuss how to move research on artificial wombs from animals (lambs, mostly) to humans.
Nothing controversial or unethical about that, right?
Talk about a brave new world. 🙄
