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An Israeli laboratory has grown synthetic mouse embryos with a beating brain and heart — in an egg-free sperm-free procedure that uses stem cells taken from the skin. The breakthrough, published Monday in the peer-reviewed journal Cell, is the first time advanced embryos of any species have been made from stem cells alone, said cell biologist Prof. Jacob Hanna of the Weizmann Institute of Science told The Times of Israel. . Hanna, who led the research, said that previous efforts have only led to blastocysts, meaning structures formed early in mammalian development. Blastocysts have a fraction of the millions of more cells present in their embryos. “Excellent,” he commented. “No sperm, no eggs and no uterus, but we managed to get embryos formed from stem cells alone for up to eight days – a third of the gestational age of mice – with beating hearts.” He said the research could one day be used to grow artificial human embryo-like structures to produce cells for futuristic medical sol

Australia will soon produce synthetic gasoline and LPG, thanks to a new facility under construction in northwestern Tasmania. 0 See 3 pictures Tasmania will soon be home to Australia’s first synthetic fuel plant. Global synthetic fuel company HIF – which has received financial support from Porsche – has announced the establishment of HIF Tasmania, with the island nation to produce up to 100 million liters of carbon-neutral synthetic fuel per year. Synthetic fuels (or eFuels) are produced by harvesting CO2 from the environment, and then using renewable electricity to make hydrogen and combining it with the captured CO2 to produce different products used in cars and airplanes. The idea is that vehicles will only emit CO2 that has been captured and removed from the environment, rather than releasing new CO2 into the atmosphere by burning hydrocarbons derived from oil. HIF Tasmania said it would produce ‘eGasoline’ as a substitute for unleaded gasoline for use in cars, as well as LPG and j