Day: April 30, 2018

Scientists are now closer to the resurrection of the mammoth The new hybrid will be without tusks, so he wouldn’t be hunted by poachers. Two years ago experts of Harvard has successfully introduced DNA mammoth DNA of living elephants. Now scientists are working on a different task: creating an artificial uterus to grow the embryo of a hybrid animal. Experts do not want to grow the embryo in the uterus of a live elephant in order not to undermine the purity of the experiment. While experiments conducted on mice, as they have a shorter period of gestation. The publication DailyMail quoted the head of research Professor George Church: “My goal is not just to resurrect mammoths and show how their genetic material. If this works, we will get resistant to cold elephants with completely new characteristics.” Now the hard part is to grow embryos in the laboratory. The problem is

Scientists have named five simple tips on how to extend the life of ten years MOSCOW, 30 Jul — RIA Novosti. Quitting Smoking and alcohol, healthy diet, low weight and regular exercise on average, prolong the life of a man at least ten years, said doctors from Harvard in an article published in the journal Circulation. “Our study showed that a healthy lifestyle remains the main way of extending life. Unfortunately, today almost no one follows these simple rules. Politicians and officials should make serious efforts in order to create an environment in which proper diet, exercise and no bad habits become popular among the population,” said Frank Hu, a doctor of Harvard University (USA). Today most scientists believe that diet and certain foods have a strong influence not only on the weight of the person, but also on the health of the brain, blood vessels, heart and other key

Sociologists found out the attitude of Russians to new US sanctions MOSCOW, April 29 — RIA Novosti. The opinions of Russians about the seriousness of a new round of sanctions, the relations between Russia and the United States is evenly divided: 45% of Russians believe the current sanctions Washington and the upcoming Moscow’s response to a serious escalation of the conflict, 44% do not see anything fundamentally new, the poll Fund “Public opinion”, the results of which are published on the official website of the organization. On the recently imposed US sanctions against several Russian businessmen, officials and companies know, according to FOM, 32% of Russians, another 44% have heard of them, and 23% of respondents first heard about this in the survey. Most Russians tend to explain the new sanctions hostile US attitude toward Russia and an attempt to put pressure on the country (12%), and 8% of respondents

Hostel in Australia was evacuated due to a rotten fruit Students and faculty of the University of Melbourne (Australia) were evacuated because of reports of a strange smell, according to the website of the fire service state of Victoria. An emergency message was received from the University campus about 15:00 local time. According to witnesses, an unpleasant smell spread from the library of the hostel. An investigation was initiated, since the campus is stored potentially dangerous chemicals. After the evacuation of firefighters surveyed the area and found that the source was bad fruit — the durian. He was lying in the closet, and the smell of it spread across campus through the ventilation system. The University is open again. Department of environmental protection conducts an inspection and finds out whether there is organized storage and waste disposal. Durian is a genus of plants of the family Malvaceae, grows in the

More than 40% of Russians are against supporting companies that came under sanctions MOSCOW, April 29 — RIA Novosti. Russians often speak out against the aid of the state to large Russian companies under US sanctions, more than 40% do not see the need for such support, and a third of the citizens believe that the government still needs to provide, the poll of Fund “Public opinion”. According to FOM, 43% are of the opinion that the state should not provide assistance to large companies, which as a result of new sanctions suffer losses. In contrast, 35% of respondents believe that such support from the state must be marked in the materials of the POF, which was available to RIA Novosti. Another 22% were undecided on this question. Opponents of the state often point to the fact that we are talking about strong, large and wealthy companies that motivate their