(2023-11-06). Blinken Visits Iraq as Attacks on US Troops Continue. news.antiwar.com Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Sunday amid a spate of attacks on US troops in the region over US support for Israel's onslaught on Gaza. US forces in Iraq and Syria have come under attack 32 times, including a drone launched at a base in Syria that was …
(2023-11-04). Editorial] Human embryo research: re-forming societal agreement. thelancet.com The field of human embryology has seen major scientific breakthroughs in the past decade. In 2016, researchers were able to culture human embryos for up to 14 days for the first time, whereas previous techniques could reach only 7 days. And in recent months, scientists have shown that models mimicking human embryo development up to day 14 can be created from stem cells. Although the models are in some ways simplistic, they offer complementary alternatives to using human embryos for research. Such innovations promise to give new insights into the early stages of human development, with the potential to improve hea…