Maxim Kazarnovsky: How does the immune response to infection occur? What is a cytokine storm? How do our cells learn to distinguish between "us" and "them"? Why is there lifelong immunity for some infections, and only temporary immunity for others? Is it necessary to "strengthen the immune system" and is it really possible to do this?
Plants have surrounded man for thousands of years, giving him shelter and food . But man himself actively interfered in natural processes, trying to create new types of plants for his needs . Rim Gubaev, a bioinformatician and co-founder of the start-up of genomic plant breeding OilGene, is visiting the Nature of Things .
Today we will be talking about freshwater hydras that are only one centimeter long, huge sperm whales, small mosquitoes and some amphibians with Oleg Gusev, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Head of the Laboratory "Extreme Biology" of the Scientific and Clinical Center for Precision and Regenerative Medicine of Kazan Federal University, Leading Researcher of the RIKEN Institute of Physical and Chemical Research.
Neuromarketing is a study of the human brain in order to influence its consumerist habits and consumer behavior . By studying brain activity, uncontrolled human reactions, scientist sees true reaction of the consumer to certain stimuli . While neuromarkseting is actively used by large companies in the world, Latvian consumers have yet to experience these techniques .
Oksana Reznichenko: Crystals are the most mysterious objects that scientists around the world are studying with interest . One of the popular scenarios of the apocalypse, written by the famous science fiction writer, a chemist by education, Kurt Vonnegut, is connected precisely with crystals. It is interesting that crystals can not only grow like living organisms, but also reproduce themselves .
Thought processes are still a mystery to scientists who study the brain. Sergey Antsupov, a specialist in ancient Indian philosophy, a musician, has been studying cognitive science for more than 10 years . He takes the position such that out of nothing something is created by the divine will .
Astronomers have been studying neutron stars for decades, but there are still many blind spots in their nature . These are the densest and "gravitationally saturated" objects in the known universe . Their hypergravity is so strong that, for example, only one piece of sugar from the substance of a neutron star will weigh 100 million tons on our planet, which is approximately equal to
A new scientific report reveals that the Amazon rainforest, known as the "lungs of the earth," is suffering irreversible damage due to increased occurrences of extreme weather and human activities such as overlogging and burning. According to the report published in the scientific journal Nature Climate Change on March 7th, scientists observed and analyzed the health of the Amazon rainforest after 2000 and found that up to 75% of the tropical rainforest has lost its ability to recover from damage caused by droughts and wildfires. Scientists warn that the Amazon rainforest, which plays a crucial role in regulating the climate by absorbing approximately 90 billion tons of carbon dioxide, may reach a critical point and degrade into a tropical savanna. The study also indicates that the Amazon rainforest's ability to self-heal has declined to a warning level, mainly affecting the southeastern part of the forest, including Brazil. The loss of the Amazon rainforest would release vast amounts of carbon, leading to increased greenhouse gases and exacerbating the climate crisis.