A microscope image of a mitochondrion, artificially coloured in green and red. The organelles were extracted for a retinal transplant from the person’s own leg muscles. Credit: K. R. Porter/SPL Scientists have extracted mitochondria from a woman’s leg muscles and injected them into the vitreous fluid of her eyes in an attempt to treat severe
Crews were working to restore power to thousands of Hawaii residents Tuesday after the outer bands of Lala battered the archipelago over the weekend, causing destructive flooding and killing one person, before weakening from a hurricane to a tropical storm. Crews on the Big Island were working to clear and restore roads. Most public schools
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department finalized a rule Monday that will pave the way for people who’ve been barred from owning firearms because of criminal convictions to apply to have their gun rights reinstated. The process launched by newly confirmed Attorney General Todd Blanche is a victory for Second Amendment advocates who have long pushed
Peruvian Foreign Minister Carlos Espá told local media outlet RPP that Chávez had been granted safe passage and had “already left Peru”. While allowed to travel to Mexico, Peru maintains the right “to request the eventual extradition” of Chávez, the Peruvian Foreign Ministry added in a statement. Speaking at her daily media briefing, Mexican President
Jos Buttler says a conversation with England batting coach Marcus Trescothick helped him rediscover the form that took his past the all-time T20 run-scoring record. The England wicketkeeper broke Kieron Pollard’s mark of 14,803 as he recorded a 20-ball 51 for Manchester Super Giants on Wednesday – his third 50+ score in four innings. Buttler
Developing sperm (blue; artificially colored) fill the center of the seminiferous tubules (orange), which form the human testicle.Credit: Susumu Nishinaga/Scientific Photo Library A cutting-edge operation has restored a man’s ability to produce sperm by transplanting tissue samples that were removed from one of his testicles and frozen 16 years earlier, when he was still a