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Artificial wombs: The coming era of motherless births? David Warmflash   | June 12, 2015 Scientifically, it’s called   ectogenesis , a term   coined by J.B.S. Haldane   in 1924. A hugely influential science popularizer, Haldane did for his generation what Carl Sagan did later in the century. He got people thinking and talking about the implications of science and technology on our civilization, and did not shy away from inventing new words in order to do so. Describing ectogenesis as pregnancy occurring in an artificial environment, from fertilization to birth, Haldane predicted that by 2074 this would account for more than 70 percent of human births. His prediction may yet be on target. In discussing the idea in his work Daedalus –a reference to the inventor in Greek mythology who, through his inventions, strived to bring humans to the level of the gods–Haldane was diving into issues of his time, namely eugenics and the first widespread debates over contrace

Leah Sharibu is alive, we’re working hard on her release, says presidency THE Presidency on Saturday assured Nigerians that Leah Sharibu, the Government Girls Science and Technical Secondary School, Dapchi, who was abducted by Boko Haram in February 2018, is still very much alive. It also said it has not relented in working hard to secure her release so that she can reunite with her family in due course. Senior Special Assistant to the President on  Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, told reporters in Abuja that the Buhari administration will not give up on Leah’s safe return. ‘‘Instead of giving up, the government is carrying forward processes that should hopefully yield her release by her captors,” Shehu said against the background of fresh concern over her safety. He said that much of what has been written about the girl in the press is false. According to him, “Lines of communications remain open with the kidnappers, ISWA, to secure the release of Leah Sharibu.