Articles by: Janine Griffiths

Scientists Create Artificial Mouse Babies

Scientists Create Artificial Mouse Babies

A new discovery has allowed scientists to create artificial babies without eggs, sperm or a womb. For the first time, scientists have created a mouse embryo using only stem cells and a rotating flask of nutrients. Researchers mixed three types of mouse embryonic stem cells, known as embryoids that replicate the first 8.5 days of the animals’ development. These stem[Read More…]

Taste The Toxins: Titanium Dioxide in Skittles Sparks Lawsuit

Taste The Toxins: Titanium Dioxide in Skittles Sparks Lawsuit

Most people understand that too many sweet treats are bad for our health, but few people expect titanium dioxide to be present in the food we eat. Unfortunately, this is exactly what you will be consuming if you are a fan of the famous, rainbow-coloured skittles.  A lawsuit filed in California alleges that Mars, the manufacturer of the sweets, deliberately[Read More…]

Scientist Jailed Over Gene-edited Babies

Scientist Jailed Over Gene-edited Babies

A Chinese scientist has been jailed after creating the world’s first gene-edited babies.  Chinese authorities jailed He Jiankui for his experiment on human embryos after the three genetically modified girls were born. His arrest sparked calls to protect the world’s first gene-edited babies.   Qiu Renzong, from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing, and Lei Ruipeng at Huazhong University[Read More…]

Balenciaga Receives Backlash Following Creepy Child Bondage Ads

Balenciaga Receives Backlash Following Creepy Child Bondage Ads

Balenciaga has come under fire after using children to promote sexually explicit content. It featured an ad with children holding teddy bears in bondage harnesses and costumes. The ads were part of a series of disgusting promos featuring children in sexual settings. Its recent 2022 “Gift Collection” showed various children standing on a sofa holding a teddy in leather bondage[Read More…]

Hunger Games? Oculus Founder Invents Killer VR Headset

Hunger Games? Oculus Founder Invents Killer VR Headset

The man who was credited with founding Occulus has created a VR headset that he claims can kill you. Palmer Lucky who founded Oculus which was later sold to Facebook, says that his NerveGear device has been designed so that if someone dies in the game, this would trigger the headset to kill the wearer in real life too. Palmer[Read More…]