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Chinese geneticists have cloned the first monkey by the method of Dolly the sheep
Chinese biologists first got the healthy young monkeys, which appeared due to the method of transfer of nuclei from somatic cells deprived of its own nucleus the egg. Born young Javanese macaques represent the complete genetic cop...
Microbiologist decoded encoded in the DNA of Bitcoin
In early 2015 Professor Nick Goldman of the European bioinformatics Institute have developed a new method of storing digital information in DNA. In his speech at the world economic forum he told the audience about it, and then ask...
Playing God: the man-made climate change will lead to global catastrophe
using computer modeling scientists have shown how dangerous can be artificial regulation of Earth's climate using geoengineering technologies. The results of a study published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution, saying...
Big asteroid killed the dinosaurs. And what of the smaller asteroid?
this month, close to the Ground flew a relatively small asteroid, which was discovered, within six days before. Sounds scary, but the fact is that a possible collision of this object with the Earth — an extremely unlikely event. E...
Scientists have taken a big step in the development of the technology of levitation of the human
Acoustic tractor beams use the power of sound to capture particles in the air and, in contrast to the same magnetic levitation technology, capable of capturing most of the liquids and solids. Engineers at the University of Bristol...
Projections for global warming become more accurate
If "one" is the loneliest number, two is the worst. Mankind must not allow the global temperature rise to 2 degrees Celsius, says the Paris climate agreement. Intersection of this line will mean disaster. A particular problem in t...
NASA and Boeing are jointly developing the aircraft with a folding wing
Experts controlled by Boeing and NASA project Adaptive Spanwise Wing has developed a special alloy, which you can use to make easy foldable wings. the Idea of creating a flexible wing is not new, but developers who tried to do s...
To infect someone with the flu, you don't even need to sneeze and cough
we All know that the flu virus is spread by airborne droplets. This can be directly, when a sick person coughed or sneezed, and standing next to healthy people inhaled the virus-containing air through a spray or drops produced by ...
African arrow poison could become a male contraceptive
researchers from the universities of Minnesota and Kansas believe that the substance is ouabain could be the basis for pharmacological male contraception. Ouabain contained in the leaves, roots and stems of one of the shrubs growi...
Astronomers have created a complete topology map of one of Saturn's moons
it took more than ten years from the moment the spacecraft Cassini has transmitted the first clear images of Titan, the largest moon of the planet Saturn. Astronomers have spent years to analyze all the data provided by the camera...
DNA of someone who died in 1827, restored without his remains
recreate the DNA of a deceased person or animal, usually requires extraction of the DNA from the remains. A new study shows that this is not the only way. DNA of a man who died about 200 years ago, was restored from his living des...
Study: computer games do not hurt the psyche
Computer games do not make people more prone to violence. That is the conclusion of British psychologists in the article of the journal Entertainment Computing. Discussion on the benefits and harms of computer games, their influen...
Prediction of crime AI "fired"
the Algorithm Compas, who worked for the American police since 1998, was engaged in the analysis of data from defendants, and then, on the basis of the information received helped to solve, for example, whether to release the offe...
Scientists have found that fast food affects the body such as infection
About the harm it was written so much to read the data in scientific papers is possible for weeks on end. However, many people can not overcome their weaknesses and regularly buy burgers, fries and other "harmful snacks" in your f...
Why are mathematicians looking for Prime numbers with millions of digits?
Prime numbers are more than numbers that are divisible by themselves and one. It's a mathematical puzzle that mathematicians are trying to solve ever since then, when Euclid proved that there's no end. Project Great Internet Merse...
Humans are the only advanced civilization in the Universe?
Perhaps in the entire history of the Universe, there was no other intelligent, technologically advanced species of creatures, besides humans. When you take into consideration that in the milky Way may be 400 billion stars, each wi...
Scientists accidentally found the oldest remains of a butterfly or moth
Butterflies and moths Lepidoptera are among the most beautiful insects, known to us for thousands of species from around the world. But their evolution has been a mystery to scientists, because the fossilized remains are virtually...
This year we get the first image of a black hole. But it's not exactly
Astrophysicists hope that over the next 12 months, they will get what nobody could. Something that can change or at least Supplement our understanding of the understanding of the Universe. Black holes are astrophysical objects wit...
Astronomers have found one of the sources of mysterious radio signals
Fast radio bursts (FRB) are one of the most enigmatic mysteries in the Universe. Despite the fact that the absolute nature of all FRB astronomers still unknown, scientists seem to finally have found out what an amazing environment...
Cosmic rush: the real problem in the way of conquering outer space
a New study shows that the so-called space fever is not a myth. With a long presence in microgravity, the body temperature may rise, and during exercise it increases even more. To such conclusion the German scientists, who studied...