China just sent human artificial embryos into space, and the results could change humanity’s future |

For all the ambition packed into humanity’s plans for Mars colonies, lunar bases, and permanent off-world settlements, one fundamental question has quietly gone unanswered: can humans actually reproduce in space? Gravity, radiation, and microgravity-induced biological changes present obstacles that are significant and poorly understood by current science. China has now taken the most direct step […]

Detained over frog embryos: Why this Russia-born Harvard scientist’s arrest in Boston could stall a major medical advance

A Harvard scientist integral to a promising breakthrough in cancer diagnostics has spent the past two months in an immigration detention centre, sparking fears that her absence could stall crucial advances in early detection technology, NBC News reported.Kseniia Petrova, 30, a Russian-born researcher at Harvard Medical School’s Kirschner Lab, was detained by US immigration authorities […]

Harvard scientist fails to declare frog embryos in luggage, faces deportation as US cancels visa

Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova was detained by ICE and will now be deported to either France or Russia. A Russian scientist, Kseniia Petrova, working at Harvard Medical School, was detained by ICE agents last month at the Boston Airport where she landed from a personal trip to France. The customs officials found frog embryos in […]