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UPDATED : 3:00 p.m. GMT with Academy of Medical Sciences statement LONDON — Scientists in the UK have been granted permission to genetically modify human embryos in a bid to gain a deeper understanding of the earliest moments of human life. Following the green light from regulators Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), experiments could begin in the next few months, according to the BBC. However, scientists will not be allowed to implant the embryos into a woman. The research — which will be undertaken at the Francis Crick Institute in London on embryos in the first seven days after fertilisation — could uncover currently unknown contributors to miscarriages. In the UK, it's estimated that a miscarriage occurs in 15-20% of pregnancies, with 85% of miscarriages occurring in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. "The reason why it is so important is because miscarriages and infertility are extremely common, but they're not very well understood," Dr Kathy Niakan … [Read more...] about UK scientists can now genetically modify human embryos

This is a design-change year for the iPhone, which means last year's iPhone 11 cases won't fit the new iPhone 12 models including the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro, as well as the iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone 12 Mini . Apple has returned to a square-edged design that harkens back to the iPhone 5 and 5S. If you're trying to make up your mind between the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro, the good news is that those models are identical in size and take the same case. Read more : iPhone 12 drop test results are in Note that all the new iPhone 12 models are equipped with Apple's new MagSafe feature , which offers faster wireless charging with a compatible charger. It also supports optional accessories -- including a mini wallet -- that adhere magnetically to the back of your phone. The new iPhones are embedded with what Apple describes as "an array of magnets" (Apple says they're recycled) around a centered charging coil that can pull up to 15 watts of power. That's twice as … [Read more...] about Best cases for iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

Koo has in the last few weeks seen a massive surge in user base as Union ministers and government departments have endorsed the homegrown microblogging platform amid a spat with Twitter. From information technology ministry using Koo to broadcast its stand on Twitter not fully complying with its order to take down inflammatory content to ministers, including Piyush Goyal, urging people to switch platform, these developments have led to a surge in the userbase of the Indian rival. Koo, which has startling similarities with Twitter, now has over three million users. Downloads of Koo app surged 10-fold this week. Koo has a yellow bird as its logo in contrast to the blue bird of Twitter. "We had two million users with about 1.5 million active users. Now, we have now crossed 3 million-mark," Koo co-founder Mayank Bidawataka told . Twitter has 17.5 million users and is ardently used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Cabinet ministers to communicate with the public. … [Read more...] about Koo app crosses 3 million users

What do you think? Vote below. Update Monday, 3/9: President Obama today signed an executive order reversing the Bush administration ban on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. "I cannot guarantee that we will find the treatments and cures we seek," Obama said. "No president can promise that. But I can promise that we will seek them actively, responsibly, and with the urgency required to make up for lost ground." The order doesn't address a separate legislative ban that prevents federal spending to develop new embryonic stem cell lines; that legislation, however, doesn't prevent federal funding to study embryonic stem cell lines once developed. As the Associated Press explains, new lines were creating during the years of the Bush ban, which goes back to 2001. The story below remains as it was originally written. *** President Obama is expected on Monday to reverse limitations set by the Bush administration for federal funding of embryonic stem … [Read more...] about Obama Stem Cell Decision Called ‘Deadly Executive Order’