Ciencia en los medios
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Un implante flexible hace andar a ratones paralíticos
Una nueva prótesis elástica permite estimular durante meses la médula espinal cuando está dañada, lo que favorece la recuperación del movimiento que se pierde en las extremidades. El prototipo se […]
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The Next Ebolas
Three factors predict whether a new virus will cause a human pandemic.
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Scientists Can Tell How Old a Star Is by Observing How Fast It Spins
A newly proven method can pinpoint the age of stars with at least 90% accuracy
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Game theorists crack poker
An ‘essentially unbeatable’ algorithm for the popular card game points to strategies for solving real-life problems without having complete information.
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Ratones que «huelen» la enfermedad
Un estudio de la Universidad de Ginebra revela el sistema que permite a los ratones detectar y evitar a sus compañeros enfermos. La clave está en el órgano vomeronasal, situado […]
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Kepler 438b: Most Earth-like planet ever discovered could be home for alien life
New discovery is likely to be a rocky world in the ‘Goldilocks’ zone of its parent star where the temperature is just right for liquid water to flow
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Black Holes Inch Ahead to Violent Cosmic Union
Scientists say a pair of supermassive black holes appear to be spiraling toward a galaxy-wrecking collision that could release as much energy as 100 million supernova explosions.
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A Spectacular Spiral May Encircle the Milky Way
One of our galaxy’s arms may do a full 360, upping the chances that our galactic home is a rare cosmic beauty
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A weight-loss pill to fool the stomach? A new study shows promise
A protein that activates the gut’s natural response to food may be the next thing in weight loss