A U.S. diplomat based in Constantinople once wrote of a visit made to the embassy there in 1906 by Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan. Bryan, according to the diplomat, appeared unacquainted with the region and upon learning the next leg of his journey was to the Balkans, replied, “What are the Balkans?”

Scientists report they have grown the early stages of a human embryo-like entity without using sperm, an egg or a womb.

This is the world’s first artificial womb facility – and it lets you choose baby’s characteristics from a menu.