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Researchers from the University of Alicante warn of the proximity of three asteroids to Earth

Researchers from the University of Alicante warn of the proximity of three asteroids to Earth

Researchers from the University of Alicante, involved in the NASA international project that seeks to protect the Earth from possible asteroid impacts, have already detected the presence of three other rocky space objects that in all probability they would approach our planet in the margin of one month, approximately between November 25 and December 27. Although the director himself UA Planetary Sciences Groupthe Professor Adriano Campo Bagatinprecisely that the proximity of these asteroids does not have to imply danger of impact, because the predicted distance of space rocks is similar to that of Earth to the Moon In two of…
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A nightclub in Glasgow captures body heat to air-condition its rooms

A nightclub in Glasgow captures body heat to air-condition its rooms

To the rhythm set by the revelry, the SWG3 multidisciplinary nightclub in the Scottish city of Glasgow captures the body heat of its devotees to music and enjoyment and uses it as a source of energy to air-condition its different rooms with an innovative zero carbon system. At a party with friends, the DJ plays his repertoire and little by little more people gather around the DJ until the place is full, dancing to the rhythm of his synthesizer: then the temperature rises… "and we capture that heat"as explained to Efe by the director of SWG3, Andrew Fleming-Brown. Pioneers in…
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Gene editing allows cells to fine-tune their attack on cancer

Gene editing allows cells to fine-tune their attack on cancer

Study tests 16 patients with CRISPR technology not only to remove genes, but also to insert new ones into immune cellsAlthough the clinical benefit in terms of patient response was limited, the technique represents a leap towards individualized treatments A scientific team has succeeded in using the CRISPR gene editing technology to insert genes that allow immune cells focus your attack on cancer cells, leaving the normals potentially unscathed. This new approach that increases the immunotherapy efficacy has been tested in a phase I clinical trial with 16 patients with various types of cancercolon, breast and lung); This is an…
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NASA reveals the discovery in the Bermuda Triangle of a Challenger «artifact»

NASA reveals the discovery in the Bermuda Triangle of a Challenger «artifact»

An "artifact" of challenger Shuttle, which in 1986 disintegrated 73 seconds after its launch and killed seven astronauts, has been discovered in waters near Florida, in the Bermuda Triangle, by documentarians looking for the remains of a World War II plane . The US space agency (NASA) revealed this Thursday that its specialists confirmed that the discovery made byr a History Channel film crew it is "an artifact from the space shuttle Challenger," which exploded nearly 37 years ago. The pay TV channel notified NASA of the discovery. "Divers noticed a large human-made object partially covered by sand on the…
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