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Surgeons perform UK’s first-ever successful womb transplant

Surgeons perform UK’s first-ever successful womb transplant

Set to make the procedure another option for treating infertility within the next few years, the breakthrough is being hailed as the ‘dawn of a new era’ in reproductive medicine, as well as an incredible advancement in gynaecology. According to Imperial College London, one in 5,000 British women are born without a functioning uterus. Seeking to offer another option besides existing tools like drugs, IVF, and surrogacy for the treatment...

By London, UK
Bacteria is now being used to create endlessly recyclable plastic

Bacteria is now being used to create endlessly recyclable plastic

Scientists at Berkeley Lab have developed a new way to engineer bacteria to produce raw materials that can be made into plastic. They’re completely recyclable. We probably don’t need to tell you that plastic is bad for the environment. A major polluter that causes significant headaches around the world, plastics can be found everywhere. From our foods to our seas, it has become a huge pillar of concern in the...

By Bristol, UK
Are deepfakes convincing enough to create false memories?

Are deepfakes convincing enough to create false memories?

A new study has found that watching deepfake videos and reading short text descriptions of made-up remakes can cause people to falsely remember watching non-existent films. Last month, researchers at University College Cork in Ireland published findings from their research into false memories, a study which indicates that the impacts of generative AI programmes may be more complicated than initially feared. Deepfake tech has already proven itself a dangerously effective means...

By London, UK
Scientists resurrect functionally extinct animal frozen for 46,000 years

Scientists resurrect functionally extinct animal frozen for 46,000 years

Scientists have revived microscopic animals from a slumber lasting some 46,000 years. Discovered in Siberian permafrost, researchers believe studying their evolution may show how species will adapt to a rapidly changing world. Microscopic animals hailing from the same prehistoric era as Neanderthals and dire wolves are currently multiplying in a petri dish. Got the heebie-jeebies? Also known as roundworms, the batch of nematodes were awoken from their paralysed state deep within...

By London, UK