Science in the media
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Gusanos expuestos a microgravedad transmiten modificaciones epigenéticas a su prole
Investigadores estadounidenses han confirmado en gusanos C. elegans que la microgravedad afecta a su epigenética, el conjunto de modificaciones químicas que regulan la expresión de sus genes dependiendo del ambiente, […]
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The Man Who Tried to Redeem the World with Logic
Walter Pitts rose from the streets to MIT, but couldn’t escape himself.
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Breakthrough DNA Editor Borne of Bacteria
Interest in a powerful DNA editing tool called CRISPR has revealed that bacteria are far more sophisticated than anyone imagined.
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Bizkarroiak elkarlanean edo lehian, ostalariaren portaera aldatzeko
Bi zizare bizkarroi ostalari berean bizi direnean eta helburu bera dutenean, indarrak batzen dituzte ostalariaren portaeran eragiteko; helburu desberdinak dituztenean, ordea, zaharrenak irabazten du.
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How Henry Cavendish Used a Wire to Measure a Tiny Force of Gravity
The crowning achievement of the 18th-century researcher was the design of the first experiment to measure the force of gravity between masses in a lab
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Odoleko entzima batek agresibitatea txikitzen du
Odolean ohikoa den entzima batek agresibitatea erregulatzen duela argitu dute AEBko eta Kanadako ikertzaile batzuek. Saguetan egindako esperimentuetan ikusi dute entzima hori areagotzean oldarkortasuna nabarmen txikitzen dela.
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Deep Learning Squeezed Onto a Phone
Artificial-intelligence software can make phones better at tracking your workouts and emotions.
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Turning Carbon Dioxide Into Rock, and Burying It
In a test that began in 2012, scientists had injected hundreds of tons of water and carbon dioxide gas 1,500 feet down into layers of porous basaltic rock, the product […]
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El misterio de las ballenas que se llenan de gas
Investigadores españoles descubren y documentan por primera vez la muerte de vertebrados marinos por el “mal del buceador”. Se pensaba que millones de años de evolución habían adaptado a ballenas […]