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Before we discuss why Japan is not afraid of robots as we fear, Hiroshi Ishiguro from the University showed its new creation — Ibuki humanoid robot that can move on four wheels. Ishiguro is known for his development of androids and the “uncanny valley”. First and foremost, he wants the robots were among the people,…

At least the last 10 million years each yeast cell used for the production of beer or bread, had 16 chromosomes. But today, thanks to technology and masters CRISPR DNA from China, we have a yeast… with one chromosome. For reference: people use 46 chromosomes, yeast — 16, but one of them at all fern…

Comparison of aye-aye and squirrel skullsGraphic: Phillip Cox Those similarities existed in the shape of the animals’ skulls. Both squirrels and aye-ayes have continually growing, long front teeth. The aye-ayes also have relatively longer snouts compared to other primates, and brain cases similar in shape to squirrels’. The researchers thought the similarities could best be…

Photo: Getty For several months, Google did not allow any ads for recovery-oriented services to appear when you searched drug addiction-related terms. But the search giant is easing up on its rehab-related restrictions, TechCrunch reports. Google began cracking down on addiction rehab ads last September following a report from The Verge about ads for costly…

A molecule of thalidomide.Photo: Dana Farber Cancer Institute The devastating story of thalidomide—a once-popular morning sickness drug later found to cause terrible birth defects—might have a few more chapters left to it. A new study published this week in the journal eLife claims to have discovered how the drug was able to so brutally harm…

Photo: Patrick Lucas Austin (Gizmodo) No one gets a cheap phone because they want to have a sub-par experience filled with stuttering and lagging apps. People get cheap phones because they’re cheap, and usually work just enough to justify the low price point. Take the Alcatel 1X, for example. It’s neither novel nor intriguing. It’s…

4 August 1954 maiden flight of the British supersonic aircraft P. 1. To develop this apparatus the English Electric company began in 1947 (the year of the first supersonic flight). The goal was to create an experimental aircraft to explore supersonic speeds. However, at that time all the engineers of the company was loaded with…