It sounds like the plot to science fiction set far into the future, but it is in fact seemingly growing nearer - the potential for human beings to reproduce without pregnancy. This week Luke explains how some major breakthroughs in recent times could lead to huge technological advances and some even bigger ethical questions about that technology should be used. Listen and subscribe to Show Me the Science on Apple Podcasts ,Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

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