80. Robots Evolve And Learn How to Lie
This article is very interesting in the sense that it speaks of robots functioning as humans. The thought of an actual machine having human feelings and judgement is sort of eerie, but at the same time beneficial. The possibilities of robots being able to function as humans would be a breakthrough in our medical fields for people with physical disabilities if there were someway of combing the robotic limbs with the human body. Maybe Irobot could be a reality someday....?
33. How to Erase a Single Memory
As seen from the title, neurologist, one in particular, has been experimenting with erasing certain memories from the brain. Joseph LeDoux, a neurologist in New York, conducts experiments on removing certain memories from the minds of rats in his lab. Since rats can't speak I find it hard to actually understand whether or not his experiments show any signs of success or just irritation. If there is progression his studies, then he would ease the minds of many troubled people.
60. Diamonds From Outer Space
As most guys do for birthdays and Christmas days, they're running to stores buying diamond rings for the one they call their own. Geologist Stephen Haggerty and his crew discovered what they think to be diamonds from outer-space. The makeup of the diamonds lack traits that are made naturally from the earth's core. Through tests and studies, the diamonds show traits that they're from interstellar space and their physical state only reinforces that theory. Hopefully a Diamond meteor falls in my back yard.-(Not too big though.)
2. Reawakening the Dormant Mind
Most of us college students forgot quickly the word "sleep" midway into our first semester on our college campuses. Well for a majority of unfortunate people, they're getting sleep by the years - literally. Coma patients remain in a mental mind state unknown to doctors and are unresponsive to their family and friends for long periods of time. While many doctors are not fully aware of what's actually going through the patients' mind, tests show that there is still activity in their dormant sleep. Luckily, loved ones won't have to suffer those tough visits to their dormant family member for long. A team of neurologists composed of Nicholas Schiff, Ali Rezai, and Joseph Giacino successfully awakened a man from a six year coma and left his family forever grateful. The success in this teams work will not only affect this single group of people, but many coma patients and their families around the world.
71. Tooth IDs Famed Egyptian Queen
From the sharp eye of an Egyptian general, Zahi Hawass combined a small molar on a box to an unknown mummy in one of Egypt's museums. What was then an unknown mummy was then found out to be an Egyptian Queen named Hatshepsut. Hatshepsut, a powerful queen dressed masculine and ruled with the same manner. From stories and Egyptian historians can tell, she was said to be obese and may have died of diabetes. Needless to say, her tooth has been saved to tell her story of her long rule over Egypt.
85. Semi-Identical Twins Discovered
While most twins are thought to made from an egg splitting and developing in the woman, another theory has been brought to doctors attention. Recent twins had looked to be made from two sperm cells fertilizing one female egg, then splitting to cause twins. While one of the offspring remained to be a healthy boy, the other twin, a female, had grown both male and female sexual reproduction organs. The further study of the twins could better help doctors point out children who may have sexual organ disorders before they actually occur.
36. Space Tourism Survives Fatal Blast
Since most of us are not employed with NASA, we do not have the privilege of exploring space and its mysterious plain. All the average human being can do is simply imagine. Well, a private company feels that shouldn't be the case anymore. Virgin Galactic, a private owned space shuttle company is funding a program to now provide space shuttles for outer space tourism. Although it would seem like making space-travel another honeymoon, or vacation, it could also be used to help educate younger students on space and it's vast wonders.
43. Human Genome Reveals Signs Of Recent Evolution
Humans, according to scientists, have thought to have evolved over time to adapt to their surroundings. Physical demands were needed more in prehistoric times due to the lack of technology in the world, which put more of a physical demand on the human body due to the lack of technology. Scientists claim that throughout the years, we have evolved in more mature, civilized beings with a higher intelligence than before. What is shocking, is that recent studies have shown that the human body is still evolving. Studies have shown that the skin, hair, and certain genes that fight disease have all become resistant to damage in most of the human beings studied. This observation could give us hints as to how the human body works fighting disease and maturing as a whole.
83. Why Loneliness Is Bad for You
Some people choose to live solo lives. Others for some reason, can't understand why they're lonely in the first place. Either way, studies performed by Steve Cole of UCLA and his crew show that lonely people tend to be sick more than those who have an active social life. Loneliness, an emotion, somehow affects the bodies immune system and weakens its defense against sicknesses. The tie between emotion and the bodies physical state is said to "fill in the gray area" of what doctors think to cause some illnesses.
8. Can Vitamin D Save Your Life?
Eating the correct foods is vital to living a healthy life. some people take pride in what they put in their bodies and try to maintain balanced meals throughout their day. What nutritionists recently found out, is Americans lack Vitamin D, which turns out to be a vital element in a persons overall health. Also, vitamin D shows signs of helping "cure cancer" and rickets in how it reacts with the human body. Not enough information is given to help prove that theory, but scientists in Boston University are working toward that goal.
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