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Demonstrating Lubricant Helps Detectives in Sexual Assault Case
The Netherlands Forensic Institute HAS Developed A New Method to Demonstrate the use of Lubricant After A Sexual Offense. This Allows the Police to Take Steps in the Investigation of Sexual Offenses.
If a perpetrator uses a condom duration a sexual offense, the chanance of DNA traces is small. But with the investigation into Lubricant, researchers can now still find out Whether there was penetration with a condom.
The Evidence Based on Lubricant is Less Strong Than A DNA Match, But Can Explain Why No DNA Was Found and Thus Put The Researchers On The Right Track.
Scientists Make First Embryos with Human Skin Cells
Scientists have grown embryos with human skin cells for the first time. This May Allow Parents Who Cannot Have Children To Have Children In The Future.
The core of the skin cell, which contains the dna, is placed in a donor egg. The Donor Egg has no genetic characteristics, but it does have all the chromosomes. Chromosomes are a piece of DNA that determines what you look like and how your body works.
The trick is to manipulate the donor egg to repel part of the chromosomes. Then the Egg is fertilized with sperm. The Combination of Skin Cells and Sperms that Both Parents’ Chromosomes Are in the Donor Egg.
Nine percent of the 82 fertilized donor eggs grew into an embryo. None of Those Embryos Lied Longer Than Six Days. This is partly because there were too many chromosomes in the egg cells.
Further Research Needs to Be Done Into the Technique. Some Scientists Say It is Already A Big Step Forward. Others Still Doubt Whether this is a good development on an ethical level. The Embryos had many genetic abnormalities. The Child Could then Anyge Become Ill. In Addition, Parents Could theoretically use this type of method to determine What Characteristics Their Child Has, Such as An Extra Smart Child. Accordance to scientists, The Question is Whether that is a good idea.
Splinter Vests for Female Soldiers
This week, Defense Presented the First Bullet and Splinter-Resistant Vests to Female Soldiers. The New Vests Have Been Distributed Just Before a New Mission to Lithuania.
The Old Standard Vest, which was worn by Both Men and Women, proved uncomfortable for many Women. The Lighthter and Better Adjustable Tyr Vests Should Improve This.
The Splinter vests have leg in use for the special forces for some time. Due to the positive experiences of female soldiers from that unit, Defense is now using the vests more widely. In Total, Defense Has ordered more than Fifteen hundred copies, with an option to purchase another seven thousand extra vests.
Phone Number 113 Now Free
People with Suicidal Thoughts Can Now Find Help More Easily Since Friday. The 113 Helpline is now free for everyone.
Since the Beginning of July 2020, a Helpline Has Been available via The Free Number 0800-0113 and the Paid Number 113. The Number 113 was free to call for 85 percent of mobile connections. Now that is the case for everyone.
Foundation 113 sacrifices Support Day and Night via Telephone and Chat, Making Life-Saving Assistance Always Avisable. In 2024, The Foundation Conducted 186,320 of these Helpline Conversations.