Science in the media
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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Nueva técnica para combatir a las bacterias resistentes
Utilizando anticuerpos y antibióticos un grupo de investigadores ha conseguido combatir a una de las bacterias resistentes más temidas antes de que salga de las células infectadas.
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Einstein’s genius changed science’s perception of gravity
General relativity has grown more important than it was in Einstein’s day
