Research generates mature human cells inside mouse embryo

Scientists say they have been able to produce millions of mature human cells in a mouse embryo for the first time. The researchers injected human stem cells into a mouse embryo, which then generated millions of mature human cells as it developed.  The researchers claim that up to four per cent of the total number of … Read more

Pair arrested on suspicion of murder after human remains found

Police arrest woman in her 20s and man in his 30s on suspicion of murder and seal off quarry after human remains are found Human remains have been found close to Stowfield Quarry, Gloucestershire Woman in her 20s and man in his 30s have been arrested on suspicion of murder Cordon remains in place across A4136 … Read more

Antibody prevents the COVID-19 virus from infecting human cells

Scientists say they’ve discovered an antibody that blocks infection by SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus behind the current global health crisis. The antibody, known as 47D11, targets the deadly virus’s infamous ‘spike protein’, which it uses to hook onto cells and insert its genetic material. Tests in mice cells showed that 47D11 binds to this protein and prevents it from … Read more

Australian scientists test new method of using human waste to grow crops in poor soil 

Scientists improve wheat yields by up to 65 percent using fertilizer created from processed human waste Researchers from Federation University studied ways to improve local soil They treated Australia’s clay-heavy farmland with fertilizer from human waste  They found wheat yields increased between 55 and 65 percent in two locations  By Michael Thomsen For Dailymail.com Published: … Read more

NASA chooses SpaceX, Blue Origin and Dynetics to design human landing systems for Artemis mission

NASA’s Artemis mission that is set to land the first woman and next man on the moon has just turned into a space race between billionaires. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and Elon Musk’s SpaceX have been chosen to develop human landing systems for the mission set to launch in 2024. Along with the two tech … Read more

Experimental cancer drug is fast-tracked into human coronavirus trials

Bemcentinib, an experimental Norwegian cancer drug has become the first to be fast-tracked into UK Government-funded coronavirus trials An experimental Norwegian cancer drug has become the first of six promising coronavirus treatments to be fast-tracked into human coronavirus trials in the UK. The medication, called bemcentinib, could be tested on 120 hospitalised COVID-19 sufferers at … Read more

Shape of human teeth can help to reconstruct genetic relationships

Shape of human TEETH can reveal the owner’s genetic history and could be used to identify people in forensic investigations and trace the evolution of our species using fossils Researchers assessed different traits of teeth and their combinations  Found links between physical characteristics and genetic links in other studies   Claim teeth can be used to … Read more

Scientists discover human gene that can help damaged tissues in the heart repair themselves 

Scientists discover human gene that can help damaged tissues in the heart repair themselves Scientists have found a way to repair heart muscles in a medical breakthrough  Came after researchers targeted gene that can cause cancerous cells to spread They found when it becomes active in heart it helps to mend damaged tissues By Colin … Read more

Oh, how we miss our human zoo! Spare a thought for the animals who are missing their visitors

There’s a sense of excitement in the air as the clock ticks round to 10am.  Holly, Brambles, Widget, Porticus, Ellie, Hick and Bumpkin – London Zoo’s adorable pygmy goats – instinctively know the time and rush to the gate of their petting enclosure, to wait expectantly.  Normally, excited visitors would suddenly appear, all vying to … Read more

Julian Assange to use human rights laws to fight US extradition after fathering children at embassy 

Julian Assange plots to use human rights laws to fight extradition to US after fathering two children while living at Ecuadorian embassy Assange could use human rights laws to fight his extradition to the United States Legal team could use right to family life with Morris and two sons to bolster case  Miss Morris revealed … Read more