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A comparison of a natural (top) and synthetic (bottom) mouse embryo, which shows similar brain and heart formation. Photo: Amadei and HandfordScientists in the UK say they’ve pulled off a feat of genetic engineering: creating a “synthetic” mouse embryo without the need for egg or sperm cells. The embryos were created with stem cells instead and were able to begin developing a brain, heart, and other organs for up to a week. The researchers believe that their work may one day help answer why many pregnancies in humans fail…

via Marvel Studios Love it or hate it, it’s hard to deny that the Marvel Cinematic Universe is an extraordinary feat; to not only succeed in connecting the nuances in individual films, but to also build directly into a larger, overarching storyline involving all the heroes we’ve become acquainted with over the years is something to be admired. Depending on who you ask, though, such a feat asks quite a bit of its audience as well, since one film may inform an important plot point of another, without which the…

Laura High’s hormones have been out of whack since she was as young as 13 years old. Her period was “all over the place,” so her doctors put her on birth control, but the hormonal issues continued to plague her. As she got older, things only became worse; she was gaining weight quickly and easily, and her anxiety was through the roof. “I could tell something was wrong,” says High, who is 34 years old and works as a stand-up comedian in New York City.But getting to the bottom of the problem was complicated—since High only…

Apple has this week told employees that it is dropping the company's corporate mask mandate at most of its locations. Apple has gone back and forth over requiring its Apple store employees to wear masks, most recently reinstating a mandate for employees at about 100 U.S. retail stores in May. According to a report from The Verge Monday, Apple is now dropping its mask mandate for corporate employees at "most locations", possibly including offices like Apple Park although the report doesn't specify. Mask offAn email from…

Google has updated its Merchant Center policy to no longer automatically disapproved free listings for products that have login required and/or restricted purchase access. Google said it now will list these products as active but with the caveat that they may “have limited visibility on Google.” What changed. Google said previously, Google Merchant Center accounts with the “Login required” or the “Restricted purchase”  issue were automatically disapproved. Now, free listings…

Apart from physical damage -- such as display damage -- the most common hardware complaint that MacBook owners have is battery and charging issues.Is your MacBook charger charging, and if so, is it charging fast or slow?Now, if you're a tech, then chances are that you have a USB-C power meter that you can use to test the input. But the average home or office user isn't going to want to spend money on a power meter that they're only going to use once or twice.Also: Test your USB-C charger with the MakerHawk Type-C…

Travelers wondering what it's like to visit Thailand now may be interested to know the country is "allowing almost everything" again.That's according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), the governmental entity responsible for promoting tourism to the country.Masks are no longer required, and the country's color-coded system — which placed limits that varied by province on dining activities, gatherings and travel — is also a thing of the past, according to TAT.It's also far easier to get into Thailand now…

Nobody wants to suffer physical pain if they don't have to, yet they also don't want to risk developing an addiction to pain-killing opioids. That's where a new drug-free implant comes in, as it reduces pain by cooling nerves.The experimental device is being developed by a team led by Northwestern University's Prof. John A. Rogers. It has already been tested on rats, with promising results.Made mainly of a biodegradable, biocompatible elastomer, the soft and flexible implant takes the form a thin strip which is 5 mm wide…

Low-mass planets with a primordial atmosphere of hydrogen and helium might have the temperatures and pressures that allow water in the liquid phase. The presence of liquid water is favorable for life, so that these planets potentially harbor exotic habitats for billions of years. Credit: © (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) – Thibaut Roger – Universität Bern – Universität ZürichLiquid water is an important prerequisite for life to develop on a planet. As researchers report in a new study, liquid water could also exist for billions of…

You can file your income tax returns online by visiting the official website of the Income Tax Department- incometax.gov.in. Check the documents required and other details here. Income Tax Return for FY 2021-22: The due date to file your Income Tax Returns (ITR) for the financial year 2021-22 is nearing that is July 31, 2022. If you have not yet filed your ITR you can do it online simply by visiting the official website of the Income Tax Department at…