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This mouse embryo grew in an artificial uterus Scientists have managed to grow the embryo of a mammal outside of the womb for the first time. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/weizmann-institute-of-science-mechanical-womb-215003047.html

New Artificial Eye Mimics a Retina’s Natural Curve The human eye is a sophisticated instrument: images enter through a curved lens at the front of the sphere and pass through its gooey, vitreous liquid before reaching the light-sensitive retina—which relays the signal to the optic nerve that carries the picture to the brain. Continue Reading . . . https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-artificial-eye-mimics-a-retinas-natural-curve/

Samsung is teasing plans to unveil what it calls an “artificial human” called NEON at the Consumer Electronics Show, which kicks off January 7. from https://futurism.com/the-byte/samsung-tweets-cryptic-plans-artificial-human http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png