When it comes to arguing over when it's ready for humans, I think they're overlooking an obvious answer: trial it on premature babies that definitely wouldn't survive without it. The edge of current technology only offers about a 30% survival rate at 22 weeks, and the outcomes are not great with lasting problems common. But they don't have to start there, they could start with ones born even earlier, because then you're not risking anything.
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Date: 2024-02-21 03:54 am (UTC)When it comes to arguing over when it's ready for humans, I think they're overlooking an obvious answer: trial it on premature babies that definitely wouldn't survive without it. The edge of current technology only offers about a 30% survival rate at 22 weeks, and the outcomes are not great with lasting problems common. But they don't have to start there, they could start with ones born even earlier, because then you're not risking anything.