Wonders of Science 2024, November

In science fiction books, you can often find descriptions of transparent force fields used as protective walls, doors or domes. Similar technologies have been repeatedly embodied in films

Scientific progress has allowed parents not only to choose in advance the gender of the unborn child, but also to lay in it predetermined inclinations, for example, for sports or mathematics. However, in April, the first warning signals were received

The 73-year-old German anatomist Gunther von Hagens fully fits the type of mad scientist-genius. In the 90s, he developed a unique method of processing and preserving human bodies, which he called plastination

Japanese scientists have learned how to obtain hydrogen peroxide liquid H2O2 from seawater under the influence of sunlight. The efficiency of the reaction was found to be high enough to be used in fuel cells to generate electricity

The United States Navy announced that the test flight of the aircraft using fuel produced from seawater was successful. The technology is based on a process that extracts carbon dioxide and hydrogen from water, and then converts it into a liquid hydrocarbon fuel

A resident of Vladimir Valery Spiridonov said that he was ready to become the first patient of the Italian neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero and undergo a head transplant operation. Valery has suffered from the incurable Werdnig-Hoffman disease since childhood

Scientists of the Russian Federation announced their intention to create special ballistic missiles that will shoot down the asteroid "Apophis". This type of weapon will be developed by 2036

Scientific evidence suggests that old age can be defeated by young blood, according to British newspaper The Telegraph

Scientists at the University of Kentucky found that increased activity of a gene responsible for the regulation of calcium metabolism in hippocampal neurons prevents age-related changes in the mammalian brain

Earlier this month, at the annual conference of the Neuroscience Society, two teams of scientists demonstrated new technologies that could give us eternal bliss. What if the secret to everlasting happiness lies in a brain implant?

Scientists have found that the rate of aging of our body depends on small mutations in the DNA of mitochondria, abnormalities in which lead to accelerated decrepitude of the body and the development of senile diseases, according to an article published in the journal Nat

Previously it was known that this gene makes people red-haired Almost everyone has both acquaintances who look noticeably younger than their years, and those who, on the contrary, over time, outwardly begin to look older than they really are

It was a glorious day in Edinburgh, Scotland. Old friends and fellow scholars Ian Wilmut and Alan Thrawson went on a hike. Twenty years ago. High above town, Wilmouth confessed he had a secret

American scientists from St. Louis (USA) complete a successful blind randomized controlled trial of the DCVax-L anti-tumor vaccine

In one of the Cambridge laboratories, scientists managed to grow a microscopic copy of the human brain in an ordinary Petri dish. The most difficult experiment was conducted by neuroscientist Madeline Lancaster, who shared her love story of science

Growing exotic fruits in a greenhouse or at home on a windowsill in Russia will surprise no one. But so that in an ordinary garden, and even almost on an industrial scale, this is a wonder

Gero scientists have concluded that human life can be extended indefinitely. According to them, life expectancy does not really depend on biological factors

Chinese experts conducted a series of studies in which they identified neurons in the brains of mice that respond to certain odors. Scientists say neurons fire when mice smell a cat

Fear of the dark, snakes, heights, spiders, clowns - just a few of the huge list of phobias that people suffer from. Irrational fear of this kind is almost impossible to control, and it often gives patients a lot of inconvenience

At the end of October this year, Chinese scientists used the CRISPR / Cas9 genomic editor for the first time in history to treat human lung cancer. The cells modified by the editor were successfully injected into the volunteer's body while he feels normal

Hans Kohler, captain of the German Navy, is famous for the invention of two devices - ndash; Stromzeuger (power generator) and Magnetstromapparat (force magnetic current apparatus). Little is known about these devices

Using electrical stimulation of the brain, researchers from the United States were able to significantly increase the cognitive capabilities of subjects (so far only macaques). The project was funded by the defense research agency DARPA

The CRISPR gene-editing method has come to the fore after scientists reported that they have used it to safely remove disease from human embryos for the first time

The Pentagon Research Unit DARPA - the very driving force behind the Internet and GPS - Reformed itself three years ago to create a new office dedicated to solving the trade secrets of biology

New technologies are actively developing, in a few years robots will be able to replace humans in agricultural work, Vitaly Savelyev, CEO of Aurora Robotics, the Avtonet project, told RIA Novosti

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) at the US Department of Defense has developed an implant that is implanted directly into the human brain

Food is at the heart of our life. It is vital for people to eat and drink periodically, otherwise the body begins to die. Nature has taken care of the taste buds, which greatly affected our tastes

Thanks to GMOs, weak crops can become more resilient, and then less fertilizers and pesticides can be used. You are standing in front of a bread shelf in a supermarket

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have become part of our life. They are widely used in medicine: using artificially altered genes, scientists are trying to treat cancer and hemophilia

Opponents of GMOs believe that most food products contain carcinogens and substances that not only disrupt the functioning of the human body, but also adversely affect the environment

It is customary to call organisms genetically modified organisms or transgenes that are given new traits and qualities by introducing genes from other organisms

Genetics and Labeling Glowing Plants. Self-exterminating mosquitoes. Frankenfish. No one will deny that genetic engineering is a rather strange world

Every year, the governments of all countries of the world face the question: how to provide their citizens with food

Due to the fact that due to global warming, the Earth's climate is becoming drier and hotter, agriculture is going through hard days

“The only way to dot the i's in matters of GMO safety for the health of living organisms is - it is the conduct of large-scale independent multi-generational and toxicological studies "

The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized the sale of cultured salmon. This fish tastes indistinguishable from real

British scientists have called the fast-growing and unpretentious GMO rice the only hope of mankind for salvation from hunger in the long term. Research has entered the third, penultimate phase, as reported in a press release

American scientists dispel the ingrained myth of the health risks of genetically modified foods

Scientists have been able to create the first plant capable of storing nutrients in fats by experimenting with unique genes found in green algae cells

Chinese scientists were the first to introduce cells with genes modified by the CRISPR / Cas9 system into humans. This was done as part of an experiment to treat aggressive cancer. On Wednesday, November 16, the journal Nature reports