Scientists are trying hard to develop working artificial wombs in which embryos can be cultivated outside a woman’s body. Recent experiments have been successful in producing models formed of cells pulled out from women bodies. Dr. Hung-Ching Liu of Cornell University’s Centre for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility anticipates that they would be capable enough to build up an absolutely artificial womb in the very near future. These would be beneficial for couples who are having serious reproductive problems,and to those who have experienced many miscarriages due to problems with embryo implantation, women having hysterectomies due to uterine cancer, and the women who are not able to carry their own child. Every technology has its own pros and cons, the major issue of artificial wombs is that it correlates in some aspects to cloning.
- Drop a cold hard G ($1000) and you can get a PC video card so hardcore that you can recreate The Matrix.Most consoles run at 720p which is 1280×720 resolution. It’s not even worth talking about console 1080p because it’s not worth the quest to find a game that runs at that resolution.Even the most modest PC graphics card will pump out out at least 1920×1080 at 60 frames per second.Let’s not neglect the screen size. PC Gaming tends to be on monitors less than 30″ while console gaming trend higher. This matters because it further degrades the console experience by spreading it’s low resolution over a larger area… like zooming in on a tiny jpg, you’re gonna have a bad time.After you’ve spent a month on the latest console game, playing through every area, finding every secret… you’re done. There’s not much more joy to be had, and you can only wait for the next DLC to add a horse you can ride through the same levels or some crap.The really interesting part are community graphic updates, like high resolution texture replacements and nudie skins (boobs are love).Modders create utilities and hacks to make the game more enjoyable and easier to deal with the more mundane parts. Among the most interesting utilities are map viewers, map editors, and of course Cheats.PC gaming has a very active borderline fanatic Modding community that will add every possible enhancement you can think of to the more popular games. New levels, unofficial bug fixes, pink unicorns, whatever you can envision… some hacker in his mom’s basement thought of it and made it.
