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Scientists Discover an Enzyme Capable of Correcting More than a Million Bugs in DNA Replication

Necessary for the protection of the genome, researchers at the Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine in Scotland have found an important finding, an enzyme capable of correcting the most common mistake in the DNA of mammals , of vital importance for the protection of the human genome. RNase H2 , the name of the enzyme, corrects the [...]

Sunscreen Can Cause Skin Cancer

Two American doctors have come to the conclusion that the zinc oxide, which is included in most sunscreens may contribute to skin cancer. Professor Ma Yanfa (Yinfa Ma) and post-graduate Kvingbo Young (Qingbo Yang) analyzed the effects of zinc oxide (ZnO) on the cells of the human body.

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In Nevada Issued First License for "Autonomous Vehicle" Without a Driver

Cars without drivers may soon become a reality on the roads of Nevada, which is the first in America to issue a license for such machines. After a series of successful testing on the road that passed cars without drivers in Nevada, the state government adopted a decision on whether to grant licenses to owners of such vehicles.Design and [...]

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TEDxThessaloniki 2012

To TEDxThessaloniki approaches: 1 whole day, 17 speakers and 4 performers, 700 restless minds in OLYMPION. There are only 5 days! Prepare for a day of inspiration, connections, surprises and new experiences. Surely you know, you try and learn something you did not know before. You can start looking not only for your own idea worth spreading, and how [...]

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Amazing Video Shows the Entire Transportation Network of the Earth

An amazing video that shows an incredible transport networks (road, sea and air routes) included in our planet on the globe. The video, which you can see below, is part of the project "Welcome to the Anthropocene", an educational portal that

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Research: The Longer you Sit, The Faster You will Die

A sedentary life is a daily routine of the majority of office workers and fortunately the last several years have cornered them in the program for some time to exercise, however, a recently research completed in 4 years  by the Sax Institute (Australia) is to reverse some ideas. Specifically, the results of the survey (conducted in [...]

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Now Depression Can Detected by a Blood Test

Depression is often the cause of death and disability. And this is not news. So how do you escape from this "monster"? As soon as possible to know of its existence. And this will help ... a blood test. U.S. scientists are already close to the creation of such a test. Depression (from the Latin word depressio -depression, depression), few taken [...]

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Shoot your Alarm Clock with Gun Alarm Clock

Are you sick of your alarm clock? Did you want to kill when it rings every morning to wake up? Well you're in luck because they have invented an alarm clock that can be silent with one shot. Surely many times have you wanted to take the alarm and affixed to the wall or floor, but [...]

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The Facial Expression of Emotions Might not be Universal

The article is published in the journal 'PNAS'. At the other end of the world, open your eyes and mouth can be a very little if the inhabitants of the antipodes no surprise that they can identify the signals transmitted in face of the tourist. The most accepted hypothesis in biology and social studies established [...]

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First Transplant of Photoreceptor to Restore Vision in Mice

It has been through the project carried out by scientists funded by the Medical Research Council and its consequences form the basis of a new treatment to restore vision in people with degenerative eye diseases . Scientists have shown for the first time that transplantation of light-sensitive photoreceptors (nerve cells that line the back of the eye) in mice with impaired vision [...]

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At Last, Scientists Identify Gene of Intelligence

There is no doubt that genetics plays a role in human intelligence, but so far investigations have not been able to determine how many and which genes have a significant effect on IQ. The change comes with the biggest ever survey on the effect of genes on human intelligence conducted by 200 researchers at UCLA [...]

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The Most Expensive Flash Drive of the World

Some flash drives are expensive, because their volume is 1 TB, and read-write speed is amazing, but the world`s most expensive flash drive is in the form of a mushroom and covered in diamonds and other precious stones. The parade of luxury hi-tech devices  is continuing. The famous Swiss jewelery company

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