Playing god, 1 offspring 3 biological parents.

Oh man… they’ve now found a way to keep your child from getting mitochondrial related diseases passed on from you via an invetro fertilization method…

You end up having 2 mothers and 1 father. They fertilize 2 eggs, one from each woman, then do some petri dish magic and replace those mitochondrial genes that cause the diseases to be passed on with the other woman’s… they are currently doing it with Rhesus Macaques…

What’s the News: Babies with three parents and fewer genetic diseases might soon be possible: A UK national health panel has found that techniques for swapping chromosomes between eggs so offspring don’t inherit disease-causing mutations from their mother’s mitochondria are not dangerous. The techniques, which have been tested in mice, monkeys, and human cells, still need to be studied more before making the transfer to the clinic, though, and as with all genetic engineering techniques, there’s a complex ethical maze ahead of researchers.

 

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RIP typewriters

RIP typewriters, the last manufacturer stops production, but it's ok... you can still buy an abacus, so I imagine typewriters will still be there to be had!

 

Joining other discarded technologies of late, including the Flip video camera, Kodachrome, and the humble floppy disk is the typewriter, which will no longer be produced anywhere in the world.

The last company on earth to produce the typewriter — Godrej and Boyce — has shut down its production plant in Mumbai, India, according to reports that, fittingly, are making the rounds via the Internet.

The company’s general manager, Milind Dukle, told India’s Business Standard newspaper: “We are not getting many orders now.” Update: Gawker is reporting that there are still manufacturers in China, Japan and Indonesia making typewriters.

 

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