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Event date: May 12, 2008 Submitted by RYonck on Monday May 12 @ 12:00 am
Scientists have discovered a gene in fruit flies which will allow them to study the effects aging has on DNA. In new work published in the journal Aging Cell, the researchers demonstrate the value of this model in helping to understand the aging process. The study demonstrates that fruit flies can be used to study critical aspects of human aging at cellular, genetic and biochemical levels. (more...)
Event date: March 10, 2008 Submitted by RYonck on Monday May 12 @ 12:00 am
At a recent conference on artificial intelligence, a group of researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute demonstrated an engineered character, "Eddie", a 4-year-old child in Second Life who can reason about his own beliefs to draw conclusions in a manner that matches human children his age. (more...)
Event date: January 16, 2008 Submitted by WikiSysop on Wednesday January 30 @ 8:31 am
Duke University Medical Center researchers used the brain activity of a monkey to control a robot thousands of miles away in Japan. (more...)
Event date: January 24, 2007 Submitted by WikiSysop on Wednesday January 30 @ 8:30 am
Scientists have built the first synthetic genome by stringing together the building blocks of DNA. The researchers used yeast to stitch together four long strands of DNA into the genome of a bacterium called Mycoplasma genitalium. (more...)
Event date: October 21, 2007 Submitted by WikiSysop on Wednesday January 23 @ 9:05 am
The Spaceward Foundation's 2007 Spaceward Games declared a success with several teams demonstrating competitive designs. (more...)
Event date: July 12, 2006 Submitted by WikiSysop on Wednesday January 23 @ 9:02 am
Genesis I launched on a Dnepr booster from Yasny Launch Base in Siberia. The launch was conducted by Bigelow Aerospace and ISC Kosmotras. Despite ground-side difficulties during launch, the spacecraft performed as expected upon reaching orbit, inflating, deploying solar arrays and starting internal systems. (more...)
Event date: October 4, 2004 Submitted by WikiSysop on Wednesday January 23 @ 9:01 am
SpaceShipOne, built by Scaled Composites, was awarded the $10 million Ansari Xprize for reaching 100 kilometers in altitude twice in a two-week period with the equivalent of three people on board. (more...)
