[ExI] the gut etc.

[Jason Resch]

On Thu, Apr 6, 2023, 5:43 PM Gadersd via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> Israeli researchers grew mouse embryos for about half the gestation period
> in artificial wombs. This suggests that once we can simulate the sperm and
> egg cells then we may be able to also simulate a simple artificial womb and
> generate an entire human inside a computer.
>
> ‘Brave New World’ of Embryos Grown Outside the Womb — It's Closer Than You
> Think • Children's Health Defense (childrenshealthdefense.org)
> <https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/embryos-grown-outside-womb-not-far-fetched/>
>

Very interesting thought.

Scientists have already performed a molecular level simulation of an entire
organisms lifecycle:

https://www.cell.com/fulltext/S0092-8674%2812%2900776-3

Jason



>
> On Apr 6, 2023, at 5:12 PM, Gadersd <Gadersd at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> How do you upload a gut and glial cells?
>
>
> We only need to be able to simulate two cells: the sperm and egg. All the
> rest is emergent.
>
> On Apr 6, 2023, at 5:03 PM, William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
> Oh, yes, the gut.  CAn't overlook that.  But I never (?) see anything
> about glial cells.  I have read where lately they have discovered that they
> do more than just provide support for the neurons (aren't they the blood
> brain barrier?).  But anyway, they influence neurons in some ways and we
> are just starting to find out what.  How do you upload a gut and glial
> cells?  bill w
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