29 baby mice were produced out of 210 attempts at breeding from two female mice. Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences were able to produce healthy mice with two mothers that went on to have normal offspring of their own. Mice from two dads were also born but only survived for a couple of …
The Marbled crayfish lays eggs without mating. The progeny were all female, and each one grew up ready to reproduce. This is similar the classic Star Trek Episode the Trouble with Tribbles. Tribbles are born pregnant which is quite a time saver. In 2003, scientists confirmed that the marbled crayfish were indeed making clones of …
Chinese researchers have finally successfully cloned a primate, using the same technique Scottish researchers devised to clone the first mammal, Dolly the sheep, in the mid-1990s. Scientists in Shanghai say they’ve produced two cloned macaque monkeys by taking the DNA from the nuclei of fetal monkey cells and putting the genes into monkey eggs that …
The DeepFlight Dragon takes underwater flight to the next level by enabling you to both hover and fly. You take the controls. As the pilot in a boundless sea, you have the freedom to chart your own course and explore a piece of the planet no human has seen before. Deepflight is targeting wealthy yacht …
Model S is designed to allow a fast battery swap, exchanging your battery for a fully charged battery in less than half the time it takes to refill a gas tank. This offers Model S drivers another, even faster option when recharging while driving long distances. Tesla Supercharging for free recharges in 20-30 minutes Telsa …
Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have overcome one of the greatest challenges in biology and taken a major step toward being able to grow whole organs and tissues from stem cells. By manipulating the appropriate signaling, the U.Va. researchers have turned embryonic stem cells into a fish embryo, essentially controlling embryonic …
Needed: A Way To Plot Design Space of Space Launch Systems A guest post by Joseph Friedlander on Next Big Future I have long admired the Pournelle Axes of political analysis which reduce the entire political map to a single graph– Links about Pournelle Axes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pournelle_chart http://www.baen.com/chapters/axes.htm And it occurred to me we need something …
Rossi had a third party investigation of his hot ecat. They should have done flow calorimetry, but the tests they did show interesting results. There are rumors on the internet that Ampenergo (Rossi related company) has raised a lot of money. This fact fits with both the fraud conspiracy and the real deal theories. Looking …
Proposed for the deflection and mitigation of asteroids, laser ablation is caused by illuminating the surface of the asteroid with a laser light source. The laser beam heats the surface material, enabling it to ablate, transforming directly from a solid to a gas. The ablated material then forms into a small and extended ejecta plume. …
Techcrunch describes how Netflix is getting into original content and scenario for further decline in cable TV Many cult hits are often science fiction shows, which are also often the most DVR’d shows on television. This also plays into the low ratings and advertising woes. DVR does not matter in the Netflix universe. Firefly averaged …
High-pressure researchers, including Carnegie’s Ho-kwang (Dave) Mao, have now modeled three hydrogen-dense metal alloys and found there are pressure and temperature trends associated with the superconducting state—a huge boost in the understanding of how this abundant material could be harnessed. Computer modeling indicates that superconductivity for trihydrides (Hydrogen compounds with 3 hydrogens) set in at …
