La ciencia en los medios
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India is training ‘quacks’ to do real medicine. This is why
The idea of training rural medical practitioners ignites acrimonious debate in India. On one side are the Indian doctors, and more importantly the associations that represent them, such as the Indian Medical Association. The Association’s official stand is that training such ‘quacks’ is tantamount to legitimising them.
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Las orcas aprenden a ‘robar’ a los pescadores del Estrecho
Dos de los cinco grupos de cetáceos que habitan en la zona han aprendido aprovecharse de los pescadores que capturan atún con palangre. Investigadores españoles muestran cómo son capaces de transmitir conocimientos de unos a otros.
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De Laika a Nadezhda: los héroes olvidados de la conquista espacial
Monos, ratones, gatos, tortugas e incluso cucarachas forman parte de una larga lista de astronautas involuntarios que han permitido que la ciencia aeroespacial haya llegado hasta donde está hoy.
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Nonreligious children are more generous
Religious doctrines typically urge the faithful to treat others with compassion and to put the greater good before selfish interests. But when it comes to generosity, nonreligious kids seem to be more giving, according to a new study of 1170 children from around the world. Children from religious homes—particularly Muslims—also showed a greater inclination to…
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Leukaemia success heralds wave of gene-editing therapies
Layla, a one-year-old girl with leukaemia, is in remission thanks to gene-editing technology that allowed her to receive modified immune cells from another person.
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Marteko atmosferaren galerari buruzko lehenengo emaitzak bidali ditu MAVEN zundak
MAVEN zunda espaziala Marteko atmosfera ikertzera bidali zuten 2013an, eta, 2014ko irailean iritsi zenetik, aurreneko emaitzak argitaratu dituzte gaur. Zundaren helburua zen Marte planeta lehorra eta ia atmosferarik gabekoa zergatik ote den argitzea. Izan ere, badirudi garai batean Marte planeta hezea eta epela izan zela, orain ez bezala. Klima-aldaketa horren azalpena, Marteko atmosferan dagoela iritzi…
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Las plumas vistosas no son solo cosa de machos
La selección sexual hace que los pájaros machos luzcan un plumaje más colorido para atraer a posibles parejas. Ahora, un estudio sobre pájaros cantores demuestra que los colores de las hembras también suben de tono en especies en las que estas deben competir por la reproducción y los recursos para la cría. El color no…
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When pregnant women get cancer, what happens to their babies?
A cancer diagnosis is always upsetting, and that’s especially true when the patient is pregnant. A new study may reassure these patients that their babies can turn out fine despite exposure to the disease and the resulting treatments.
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The tapeworm that turned into a tumour
A tapeworm that infected a Colombian man deposited malignant cells inside his body that spread much like an aggressive cancer, researchers have reported in a bizarre, but not unprecedented, case.
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