Artificial Wombs Just Got One Step Closer To Reality
Scientists have sustained human embryos in a petri dish for 13 days, shattering the previous record of nine days. The breakthrough will allow researchers to study early foetal development in unprecedented detail, and brings us one step closer to viable “artificial wombs”. But it’s adding fuel to an already heated ethical debate. Two separate papers published this week, one in Nature and one in Nature Cell Biology, have reported culturing human embryos for nearly two weeks, going well beyond pr..>> view originalNBN upgrades full-year revenue guidance
NBN chief executive Bill Morrow said the Telstra deal was a significant milestone in NBN's goal of finishing the rollout by 2020. The company building the national broadband network expects to connect its 1 millionth active user later this month and exceed its full-year revenue target of $300 million.For the nine months to the end of March, nbn reported a loss of $1.95 billion, up from $1.4 billion in the previous corresponding period.The infrastructure build..>> view originalToyota Shooting Brake concept adds more junk to GT86 trunk
The Toyota GT86 and Subaru BRZ won plenty of fans with their balanced rear-drive chassis at launch in 2012, but besides a mid-life redesign of the budget sports coupe in New York, very little has changed in the ToyoBaru world – at least very little had changed until Toyota whipped the covers off the GT86 Shooting Brake concept. Developed by Toyota's Australian team, the concept was hand-built in Japan. Just as Mercedes has done with its CLS and CLA, Toyota took the coupe and grafted on a slopin..>> view originalNetflix update helps fight mobile data bill shock
COMMENT Netflix is making it easier to keep up with your favourite shows while you're on the move. Watching House of Cards on the train is a quick way to burn through your 4G monthly data allowance, so Netflix has introduced a way to apply the brakes.Netflix's adaptive streaming technology adjusts the picture quality on the fly to ensure the picture looks its best regardless of your download speeds. It's one of the streaming giant's greatest strengths, especia..>> view originalMercury a black speck as it makes rare transit of sun Monday
Astronomers both amateur and professional alike are in for a treat on Monday as Mercury makes a rare transit of the sun.The solar system's smallest, innermost planet will resemble a black dot as it passes in front of our big, bright star on 9 May.The last time Mercury crossed directly between the Earth and sun was in 2006, and it won't happen again until 2019 - and then, until 2032. All About Space magazine's Gemma Lavender reveals the best times to watch and how to capture the cosmic event. T..>> view originalScientists uncover fossils that show why humans did not evolve in Asia 34 million years ago
Scientists uncover fossils that show why humans did not evolve in Asia 34 million years ago Updated May 06, 2016 14:36:25 A treasure trove of fossils of six furry critters that inhabited the trees of southern China 34 million years ago is providing a deeper understanding of a pivotal moment in the evolution of primates. Key points:Fossils of six previously unknown extinct primate species found in southern ChinaFind gives new evidence of evolution of primates and human..>> view originalUncharted 4 single-player review - a rollicking, globetrotting adventure
There have been very few video game characters as well conceived as Nathan Drake. Exuding charm and determination, strength and vulnerability, he is the sort of male lead great Hollywood screenwriters aspire to create, but that video games have tended to bypass in favour of gritty, cynical sociopaths on mindless quests for retribution. Nathan is a character you care for and want to protect, even when he makes awful decisions that will hurt the people he loves. That is great writing. In Uncharte..>> view originalRare parrots need swift action
The swift parrot has been listed as critically endangered by the federal government. What should be done to protect the parrots? Tasmanian Greens Senator Nick McKim has called for the Tasmanian government to stop logging of old growth forests to protect the critically endangered swift parrot.GREEN groups have called on the state government to stop logging the feeding and breeding habitat of the swift parrot, after the federal government listed it as critically endangered. Greens S..>> view original
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