Monthly Archives: August 2022

A biotech company wants to take human DNA and create artificial embryos that could be used to harvest organs for medical transplants

Getty Images An Israeli firm wants to replicate a successful mouse embryo experiment with human cells. The company, Renewal Bio, wants to use the technology to make “humanity younger and healthier.” The use of synthetic human embryos has sparked ethical concerns among the scientific community. A biotechnology company based in Israel wants to replicate a…

Professor writing book about Rep. Liz Cheney says her loss is a microcosm of a battle that is ‘raging’ beyond Wyoming and throughout the GOP

US Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) speaks to supporters at an election night event during the Wyoming primary election at Mead Ranch in Jackson, Wyoming on August 16, 2022. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images Stephanie Muravchik, a government professor, told CBC there’s been an ideological shift in the GOP. “Wyoming is this powerful example of…

A Rudy Giuliani associate wrote a letter asking Trump to give him a ‘general pardon’ and the Presidential Medal of Freedom after January 6 attack, book says

Rudy Giuliani, left, and former President Donald Trump, right, in a composite image. AP Photo Maria Ryan wrote a letter to Trump asking for Rudy Giuliani to be pardoned, according to a new book. The letter was intercepted by another Giuliani ally, the book, which was obtained by the NYT, said. A lawyer for Giuliani,…

GOP Congressional candidate says FBI agents would leave his home ‘in a body bag’ if they tried to search him like they did Mar-a-Lago

A supporter of former President Donald Trump drives past the Mar-a-Lago estate, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in Palm Beach, Florida. Wilfredo Lee/Associated Press Martin Hyde, a candidate for the US House, criticized the FBI Mar-a-Lago search in a campaign video. “I wish they’d turn up at my home,” Hyde said. “Because they’d have gone home…

The new phones of week 33

Another week in the books and several new smartphone announcements to cover – here are the new phones of week 33. Starting the list chronologically is the vivo Y35 – a Snapdragon 680 midranger with 44W fast charging. It gets a 6.58” IPS LCD with FHD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. The back houses…