productivity

The demographic crisis of the 21st century. Illustration: depositphotos.com

When fear of overpopulation is replaced by concern about shrinkage: The fertility crisis is primarily a crisis of choice

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Global fertility rates have plummeted, and many countries fear an aging and shrinking population. But a new report highlights that the real crisis is not a refusal to have children, but the gap between the family people want and the one they are capable of.
An artificial model of a human embryo in a developmental stage corresponding to day 12. The upper elliptical structure is the part that will become an embryo including the amniotic sac above it; The lower structure is the yolk sac. The interface between the two structures is an essential element for embryonic development in humans. Both parts are surrounded by a layer of cells which will become the placenta

A human embryo without the need for a sperm egg or uterus

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A pregnancy test detected the fetus in the test tube. The artificial models developed from stem cells - without egg, sperm or uterus - and grew in the laboratory until day 14
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