Lab-grown sperm cells successfully produced fertile baby mice
Embryonic stem cells, as you might know, can differentiate into any type of cell and are widely used in medical research. In order to coax them to transform into sperm cells, though, the team had to create an environment that mimicked the inside of a mouse’s testes. They mixed the stem cells with chemicals, testicular cells and hormones that gave rise to what the scientists call “spermatid-like cells.” While they...
OS X El Capitan Available as Free Update Tomorrow
CUPERTINO, California — September 29, 2015 — Apple® today announced that OS X® El Capitan, the latest major release of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system, will be available on Wednesday, September 30 as a free update for Mac® users. El Capitan builds on the groundbreaking features and beautiful design of OS X Yosemite, refining the Mac experience with updates to window management, built-in apps and Spotlight® search,...
Capcom needs your help tracking ‘Street Fighter’ sore losers
Capcom hasn’t outlined a specific solution just yet, but notes that more details will come next week. In the meantime, the team is working on a “permanent solution” and will start taking direct action against the folks keeping their records spotlessly clean via nefarious methods. A blog post over at Capcom Unity says that the worst offenders will be punished severely. And hey, sore losers? if Street Fighter champion...
Capcom needs your help tracking ‘Street Fighter’ sore losers
Capcom hasn’t outlined a specific solution just yet, but notes that more details will come next week. In the meantime, the team is working on a “permanent solution” and will start taking direct action against the folks keeping their records spotlessly clean via nefarious methods. A blog post over at Capcom Unity says that the worst offenders will be punished severely. And hey, sore losers? if Street Fighter champion...
WhatsApp is dropping support for the BlackBerry platform
Besides dropping support for BB’s OS, the app will also stop working on Nokia S40 and Symbian S60, Android 2.1 and 2.2, as well as Windows Phone 7.1 devices by the end of the year. That said, you don’t have to abandon BlackBerry completely if you’re a loyal BB and WhatsApp user. Don’t forget that the Canadian company released an Android phone called the Priv in 2015, and it plans to release at least one more...
