Wonders of Science 2024, November

US authorities approve use of drug for gene therapy of hereditary visual impairment in children

British scientists from the Hertfordshire Crop Center are conducting the first experiments with genetically modified plants that can withstand the attack of aphids. New wheat releases pheromone that repels harmful insects

The CRISPR / Cas9 gene editing technology is not difficult, and it is important to make sure that it is safe for humans, but in the long term it can democratize research in the life sciences, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor Skol told RIA Novosti

The report of the Accounts Chamber on the future of the health insurance system, released on November 29, first attracted attention by the proposed restrictions on the activities of freely practicing doctors

The Japanese government has allowed scientists to carry out genetic modification of fertilized human eggs for scientific purposes and the treatment of congenital diseases

Given the events of the past year, it might seem like the world is heading for the abyss, but science gives us a lot of light to fight the shadows

Experiments on genetic crossing of silkworms and spiders were crowned with success

Wave genetics, causing so much passion and controversy today, is at the crossroads between science, esotericism and philosophy

Humanity is forced to face more and more problems, some of which require quite urgent and very, very difficult solutions

Known as BrainNet, the remarkable achievement was made possible by the use of a combination of electroencephalograms (EEG), which record electrical impulses from brain activity, and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), which

Nuclear waste is usually a big headache, but it could soon become a source of clean energy. Researchers have developed a way to turn such waste into batteries using diamond

One of the most promising areas in nuclear power is a type of rector called a tokamak

A year ago, Anatoly Brushkov, head of the Department of Geocryology at the Geological Faculty of Moscow State University, injected himself with an ancient bacterium aged 3.5 million years. He did this in order, in his words, to "prolong life"

Recently it became known that animals in a certain situation can behave in a special way. But this behavior is inherent in all biological organisms

Russian scientists have found a bacterium in the permafrost that holds the key to immortality The famous Mamontova Gora nature reserve (Sakha Republic, Yakutia) is a mecca for paleontologists around the world

A team of scientists from the University of Bath, Queen Mary University of London and the Bristol Robotics Laboratory have developed microbial fuel cells that draw energy from urine. The work was published in the journal Electrochimica Acta

Scientists have long wondered: can they create a full-fledged synthetic life form? Biologist Anthony José introduced the concept of the cellular code, the knowledge of which is necessary to obtain an artificial organism

Genetic experiments have long ceased to be a curiosity, but this time scientists have gone too far. What will the emergence of artificial life lead to?

The ability of the CRISPR / Cas system to store information helped to make a sensor out of a bacterium that can record monitoring data into its own DNA

Only the lazy does not laugh at the scientific research of researchers from England

Originally, Albert Bacon Pratt of Lyndon, Vermont, patented the helmet and pistol. Nothing out of the ordinary, if not for one thing - they were designed to be used together. The patent for the helmet was US 1.183492 A, and the patent for the pistol was US 1

We have repeatedly told you about the process of 3D printing of biological tissues and even human organs on our website. Over the past few years, science has made great strides in this area and is not going to give up its positions

Physicists at the University of Utah have developed a special material that makes chips and other small objects virtually invisible to the eye and rays of ordinary light, which opens the way for light computers, according to an article published

Microparticles found in the secretions of cicadas can become the secret ingredient for the production of the invisibility cloak. These particles change the wavelength of light, which can be used to achieve the invisibility effect

Now it seems that they have always existed. If you need to reheat chilled pizza or lunch brought from home, you cannot find a more useful appliance in the kitchen than a microwave

Sometimes situations arise in life when we need to … hide. Or hide some objects from prying eyes. In one word - to disguise. Modern technologies are quite capable of helping us in this

29-year-old American Lindsay Ess underwent double transplant after having all her limbs removed 5 years ago due to a terrible infection

An international team of scientists, consisting of three people, has developed microscopic and "light-lifting" robots capable of quickly and efficiently destroying cancer cells

At the University of Yokohama (Japan), they managed to grow viable sperm in vitro. "Products" are able to fertilize an egg and produce normal offspring

German scientists have come up with a new, effective way to deliver anti-cancer drugs to tumors without damaging healthy cells in the body

The special theory of relativity, put forward by Albert Einstein in 1905, is one of the most influential theories in the field of theoretical and practical physics of the 20th century

In the 50-60s, the development of one of the most exotic types of devices began - - "flying platforms" and related "flying jeeps"

Scientists conducting biological research have created "zombie" cells, the functionality of which significantly increases after their death. The formation of this type of cells was made possible by the use of silicic acid

George Washington nearly became a zombie: a mad scientist was about to resurrect him using the blood of a lamb

All tourists visiting France know about the Eiffel Tower and the Champs Elysees. However, few people know that there are no less interesting things there that are not customary to talk about in the media. But truth be told, there is not too much information on the net about them

This strange "perpetual" motion machine does not exist. At least for official science. If it were not for the patent No. 4151431 received by the inventor, then no one would have paid attention to the malicious violation of the law of conservation of energy

Scientists have mixed opinions about the nature of levitation. Thus, an expert in the field of quantum mechanics, Harvard University professor John Hagilin believes that all these are tricks that are shown by all sorts of crooks and hoaxers

Obstetrician-gynecologist Alexander Volchek, who works in one of the maternity hospitals in Novosibirsk, implanted six chips under his skin, with the help of which he opens doors at work and at home with a movement of his hand, stores passwords, a business card; now he dreams of an implant

See this tiny chip in the image above? It is a wireless sensor. One day, doctors will begin to practice its introduction into our bodies to monitor the work of our organs

At the end of World War II, the Wehrmacht experimented with the strangest technologies. There are too many projects that had too little chance of being realized. For example, the "Vortex Cannon" was supposed to stop the infantry, destroy enemy bombers …By March 1945, Allied forces had occupied all large areas of Germany. H