Exciting Breakthroughs in Science: IVF, Quantum Computing, and Ancient Discoveries

In a groundbreaking achievement, scientists from Newcastle University in the UK have announced that their innovative three-person IVF technique has successfully averted severe genetic diseases in eight children. The technique cleverly combines nuclear material from the parents' fertilized egg with a donor's healthy egg, albeit banned in the US.

Denmark is set to become a pioneer in quantum computing, aiming to develop the world's most powerful system with an 80 million euro investment. Jointly funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation and the state credit fund, this initiative, called QuNorth, seeks to transform fields like drug discovery and materials science.

Meanwhile, archaeologists have unearthed Europe's oldest lake settlement on Albania's Ohrid Lake, dating back 8,000 years. The international team meticulously retrieves remnants from the depths, revealing insights into early organized farming and hunting communities.

(With inputs from agencies.)