FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: What’s your favorite mythological or paranormal creature mash-up or hybrid? Readers, what have you read? Writers, what have you written? Writers: This is a reader/writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Chat on FacebookChat on MeWe
Scientists injected dozens of human stem cells into developing monkey embryos, and the resulting hybrids survived for up to 20 days in lab dishes. These human-monkey embryos could someday serve as helpful models for human disease, embryonic development and aging, the study authors noted in a new report, published April 15 in the journal Cell. By zooming in on the interaction of human and animal cells in the embryos, scientists could also learn how to help human cells survive amongst animal cells, potentially advancing the effort to grow human organs in living animal models. Such studies would offer a window … Read more
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: Are you self published, traditionally published, or a blend of the two? What do you like or hate about each? Any tips? Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat