Are you my mummy?
“Three parent” IVF babies will become legal in Britain in a week’s time. The process uses genetic material from the eggs of two women, combined with the sperm of a man, to produce IVF embryos that are free of serious mitochondrial diseases, which currently affect about one in every 6,500 children.
Russian moon plans out of this world
Russian company Lin Industrial have announced that they have plans to build a lunar base. Estimated at just under $10 billion, it appears to be a bargain investment. It will take 10 years to construct, with over 40 rocket launches in the first five years. However, Lin Industrial have only invested $176,000 so far, which is not even enough to build the very first prototype.
Opportunity suffers early onset Alzheimer’s
NASA’s Opportunity rover has been having memory problems due to old age. The 10-year-old rover has been shutting down unexpectedly and consequently losing data. Scientists have written a new piece of software and will upload it to Opportunity soon.
Nudist beach to be opened in Colchester?
The effects of global warming are becoming more apparent in Britain. 2014 was the hottest year on record. In other news, an estimated 7,000 properties around England and Wales will be sacrificed to rising seas over the next century, according to the Environment Agency.
By Alice Vardy
The Rabbit Newspaper 