Signs of the Times (January 3, 2017)
DAYS OF NOAH: Babies made without mothers will come sooner than we think
The Latest madness from the godless modern world
Babies made without mothers could come sooner than we think, leading biologists claim. Late last year, a team at the University of Bath discovered that sperm and skin cells – or any other kind of non-egg cell – might be all you need for conception.
At the time, they said the scenario of men conceiving with men was ‘speculative and fanciful’. But in a new report published today, the top embryologists at Harvard and Brown Universities urge nations to begin contemplating the legal minefield that would surround mother-less babies. ‘With science and medicine hurtling forward at breakneck speed, the rapid transformation of reproductive and regenerative medicine may surprise us,’ they write. READ MORE
Scientists grow beating human heart…
A team of scientists from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School have used adult skin cells to regenerate functional human heart tissue. The study, published in the journal Circulation Research, detailed that the team took adult skin cells, using a technique called messenger RNA to turn them into pluripotent stem cells, before inducing them to become two different types of cardiac cells.
Then for two weeks they infused the hearts with a nutrient solution, allowing them to develop under the same circumstances a heart would grow inside a human body. After the two week period, the hearts contained well-structured tissue, which appeared similar to that contained in developing human hearts. READ MORE
Woman Sues Tennessee Sheriff for $1.5 Million for Denying Abortion While Incarcerated
A Tennessee woman who had been arrested on robbery and murder conspiracy charges two years ago has sued her local sheriff for $1.5 million dollars for allegedly denying her an abortion while she was incarcerated. According to the lawsuit, Kei’Choura Cathey, 29, discovered she was with child weeks after the arrest and told Maury County Sheriff Bucky Rowland via her attorney that she desired an abortion.
Rowland advised that the state could not provide funding for the abortion unless it was “medically necessary to save the mother’s life or the pregnancy was the result of rape or incest.” He told WTVF-TV this week that he counseled with his command staff and medical team on the matter, and since corrections policy states that voluntary procedures must be covered by the inmate, Cathey would have to pay for her own abortion. READ MORE
“Love Connection” to get makeover and include same-sex couples…
The 1980s classic game show Love Connection is being revived by Fox. The network just announced a new spin on the series that promises to “amp up the original hit dating show for today’s audiences” with Andy Cohen (Watch What Happens Live) as host. “I was a huge fan of the original Love Connection, and hosting the new version allows me to do one
of the things I love most: meddling in people’s personal lives,” Cohen said. Unlike the original, the show will include same-sex couples, Fox executives said. Fox has ordered 15 episodes to be executive-produced by Mike Fleiss (The Bachelor). Each hour of will feature single men and/or women in search of romance. READ MORE
DAYS OF LOT: Taiwan on Brink of Legalizing Gay Marriage
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage emboldened gay activists around the world. Now, political pressure is rising in Taiwan to make that nation the first in Asia to follow America’s lead. Christians are standing firm against the change, and the country’s first female president may make the difference.
About 80,000 LGBT activists and supporters recently took to the streets in Taipei for Asia’s largest ever gay pride parade. Although no Asian country has legalized same-sex marriage, many gay activists believe Taiwan could become the first Asian country to do so. READ MORE
When is that Comet Coming Again?
