A study published in the journal Nature reveals that the first tetrapods, the first four-legged animals, had a very limited ability to move their necks, challenging the previous belief that their adaptation to life on land involved a greater range of motion in this part of the body. #Tetrápodos #Evolución #InvestigaciónCientífica (translated)
The podcast Towards the Holy Grail of Transplants explores the innovative technique developed by two doctors from the Hospital de la Paz in Madrid, which has shown success in the adaptation of transplanted organs, offering hope to patients who previously suffered rejections. #Trasplantes #Salud #InvestigaciónCientífica (translated)
A study conducted by Spanish researchers has mapped the destruction that Covid-19 causes in the lungs of the deceased, revealing a process of transformation of healthy tissue into scars and suggesting possible new treatment targets. #Covid19 #SaludPulmonar #InvestigaciónCientífica (translated)
A recent study reveals that beach fleas, tiny crustaceans, dig up to 50 kilos of sand per meter of coastline each night, playing a crucial role in the transformation and health of coastal ecosystems. #PulgasDePlaya #InvestigaciónCientífica #Ecología (translated)
The shock is enormous. Many mathematicians are not celebrating. "The shock is enormous," wrote Hugo Duminil-Copin, a mathematician from the University of Geneva, who won the Fields Medal (the most prestigious award in mathematics) in 2022. #InteligenciaArtificial #Matemáticas #InvestigaciónCientífica (translated)
Sometimes people have a misguided idea of mathematics and think that it will be surpassed by computers, said mathematician Alain Connes in the year 2000. #InteligenciaArtificial #Matemáticas #InvestigaciónCientífica (translated)
Scientists express their concern about the recent ability of artificial intelligence to solve complex mathematical problems, warning that this trend could result in solutions that are incomprehensible to humans and dismiss the importance of the research process. #InteligenciaArtificial #Matemáticas #InvestigaciónCientífica (translated)
A team from the CSIC has discovered three new species of bone-eating marine worms in Spanish waters, thus expanding knowledge about the biodiversity of the seabeds of the Iberian Peninsula. #Osedax #BiodiversidadMarina #InvestigaciónCientífica (translated)
The death of Daria Shipilova, a 28-year-old Russian researcher who was working at the Irkutsk Institute studying plague bacteria, has generated numerous questions about the circumstances of her death and her commitment to biological safety. #Bioquímica #InvestigaciónCientífica #Infecciones (translated)
"Therefore, we need methods to prepare them selectively," says Peter Somfai, a member of the Swedish Academy. #Homoquiralidad #NobelDeQuímica #InvestigaciónCientífica (translated)
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai for their discoveries onhomochirality, a phenomenon that explains why life prefers a specific form of certain molecules, which is crucial for drug development. #Homoquiralidad #NobelDeQuímica #InvestigaciónCientífica (translated)
Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026 for their discoveries that explain the origin of homochirality in molecules, which has advanced the manufacture of more effective pharmaceutical products. #NobelDeQuímica #Homoquiralidad #InvestigaciónCientífica (translated)
"We will never remove humans from decision-making." David Cox. The Harvard engineer who dismantles fears of artificial intelligence: "We will never remove humans from decision-making." #InteligenciaArtificial #SeguridadInformática #InvestigaciónCientífica (translated)
Roi Naveiro, a Spanish researcher who has received a Leonardo Scholarship, develops artificial intelligence systems to improve safety and prevent these machines from being deceived or causing harm, emphasizing that, although efforts are made to endow them with morality, they lack it. #InteligenciaArtificial #SeguridadInformática #InvestigaciónCientífica (translated)
The GRAPES-3 experiment uses a muon telescope to analyze electric fields in storms, revealing that it detects almost six times more episodes from the east than from the west, attributing this discrepancy to the influence of the geomagnetic field on the ratio of positive and negative muons. #TelecopioDeMuonEs #RayosCosmicos #InvestigacionCientifica (translated)
A recent study suggests that animals may have emerged as much as 200 million years earlier than indicated by the fossil record, raising new questions about their evolution and existence in the Neoproterozoic. #EvoluciónAnimal #Fósiles #InvestigaciónCientífica (translated)
Japanese scientists have successfully cultivated and transplanted human pituitary tissue into a macaque, marking a significant advance in regenerative medicine, although the procedure remains experimental and will require further research. #CélulasMadre #MedicinaRegenerativa #InvestigaciónCientífica (translated)
Spanish biologist Mario Rodríguez Mestre suspects that Anthropic's artificial intelligence has used his ideas and data previously shared to make a discovery he made in 2022, which has led to a call within the scientific community to reconsider the use of proprietary AI tools. (translated)
En 2030 el cáncer de páncreas será el segundo cáncer con mayor incidenciaBarbacid, crítico: "Hay un complejo en la interacción entre lo público y privado que impide avanzar al país". #Cáncer #MarianoBarbacid #InvestigaciónCientífica
El periodista Graciano Palomo presenta su nueva biografía sobre el científico Mariano Barbacid, destacando su potencial para ganar el Nobel una vez que su terapia contra el cáncer de páncreas tenga éxito en humanos. #Cáncer #MarianoBarbacid #InvestigaciónCientífica
