A mysterious box has been discovered during restoration works at Washington Monument in Baltimore. The box was placed behind a commemorative plaque from 1915 and has not been opened yet. Baltimore’s Washington Monument was erected in 1815 and is one of the country’s oldest monuments dedicated to the first president. The commemorative plaque was installed when the monument turned one … [Read more...]
Human Eye Retina created in petri dish from Light-sensitive Stem Cells
In what could be termed as the blessing of science and technology for the mankind, researchers have developed a miniature human retina in the laboratory from human stem cells and they claim it can sense light. The research was done by scientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore. Assistant professor M Valeria Canto-Soler of Johns Hopkins was the lead author of the … [Read more...]