Researchers from Cambridge University’s Gurdon Institute have made significant progress towards the replication of human sperm cells in the lab. Their work, which employed miniature artificial testicles to support cell development, is a vast improvement on past endeavors.
In fact, the breakthrough is a significant milestone, a “halfway point” in the development of viable artificial sperm cells, with some suggesting that one day the technology...
Sounds like magic? Chemists in Japan have just invented a new type of glass that can heal itself when cracked or broken. All it takes is a little squeeze – the glass is able to repair the damage if the broken surfaces are pressed together.
In a laboratory demonstration, University of Tokyo researcher Yu Yanagisawa broke a piece of this glass in two. After holding...
