硅谷推动"怀孕革命" 资助女性员工冷冻和储存卵子

2014-10-28 13:43:22来源：网络

　　Tech companies will also look to build greater connectivity with the frozen ovum. Thetechnology is still in its infancy but few doubt that once freezing has become widespread, theinternet of eggs will happen.

　　科技公司还将研究如何与冷冻卵子建立更密切的互联。这项技术尚处在初期，但几乎无人质疑这点：一旦冷冻技术普及，卵子互联网将出现。

　　Driverless babies and toddlers may still be some way off. One Googler said Aldous Huxley’sutopian vision remained a fond and distant dream.

　　通过自动化程序产下婴儿和抚育幼儿可能尚需时日。谷歌一名员工表示，阿道斯•赫胥黎(Aldous Huxley)的乌托邦远景仍是一个美好但遥远的梦。

　　Banks are also looking at driverless eggs, but are examining whether bonuses could be used toincentivise the ovum towards self-reliance.

　　银行也在关注“无母卵子”，但它们正在考察能否通过设立奖金来鼓励让卵子自动受精的研究。

　　Of course different companies will come up with alternative solutions. Microsoft is planning tooffer the perk but only to women who don’t ask for it as it will be delivered by karma. Ebay ismodelling Eggschange – a clearing house for surplus ova.

　　当然，不同的公司将提出不同的解决方案。微软(Microsoft)也在计划提供冷冻卵子福利，但只提供给那些不主动要求的女性，因为它是按“缘分”发放。Ebay正打造“卵子交易所”(Eggschange)，一个针对多余卵子的清算机构。

　　Amazon, meanwhile, is taking a different tack, focusing more on the logistics of gestation. JeffBezos sees the nine-month shipping rule as ripe for technological disruption and hascommitted the company to same-day delivery. He is also experimenting with drone deliveryand recently purchased several thousand delivery drones, refitted to resemble storks.

　　与此同时，亚马逊(Amazon)则在采行不同的路线，该公司更关注怀孕物流。杰夫•贝索斯(Jeff Bezos)认为在技术上打破9个月妊娠期规律的时机已经成熟，他承诺亚马逊将推出“当日送达”快递服务。他还在试验无人机送货，他最近收购了数千架送货无人机，把它们重新改装成了类似鹳鸟(在西方，鹳鸟有送子之意)的样子。

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