NASA’s experiment to deflect the Dimorph asteroid with an impact from the DART spacecraft in 2022 led to an unexpected consequence. Rocks that break off from Dimorph as a result of a collision with the probe will fall onto the surface of Mars. But this will happen only after thousands of years, scientists from the … Read more
Fanatics convinced that a god created the world as it is—the so-called creationists—have viciously attacked Richard Lenski. In 1988, this American biologist began one of the most daring experiments in history. He began to cultivate 12 populations of identical bacteria in independent containers, to observe their evolution firsthand. The project was going to last a … Read more
To develop and test new treatments or vaccines for humans, almost always requires animal testing. Now, US researchers have developed a new test platform that encapsulates the B cellssome of the most important components of the immune system, into “miniature organoids” for use in testing vaccines before human clinical trials. The team, led by Professor … Read more
Right whale spotted off the coast of Greenland. Courtesy of Wikipedia About 5% of whales die of cancer. On the other hand, the rate of death from cancer in humans is 11-25%. Why does this difference occur? Scientists are working on the ‘Saengeo Zoo’ project to unlock the secret. Alex Kagan, head of the Wellcome … Read more
The Minister of Health said during a press conference with the Governor of Karbala, Nassif Al-Khattabi, attended by Alsumaria News correspondent: “We spoke with the Governor of Karbala in order to transfer the experience of Al-Kadhimiya Hospital to Karbala Governorate.” He added, “We worked on implementing the government program for the Ministry of Health, and … Read more
Imagine that you are in space, floating in your spacesuit and holding an egg in your hand. You realize that this is the perfect time to drop the egg back to earth and see if it survives the impact. Basically that’s what a former NASA engineerbut through a small probe that he developed, that is, … Read more
Original title: Philadelphia apologizes for unethical medical experiments, most of the subjects were African-American The city of Philadelphia officially apologized on October 6 for unethical medical experiments conducted in a prison in the 20th century, mostly on African-American men. From the 1950s to the 1970s, inmates at Philadelphia’s Holmesburg Prison were deliberately exposed to drugs, … Read more
A study from the UK’s ongoing four-day workweek pilot found that 86% of the companies participating in the pilot intend to continue with the four-day workweek once it is over. This is reported The Times. The study was conducted by the 4 Day Week Global movement, which organizes such experiments around the world, in collaboration … Read more