Tag: Human
Success of a xenograft of a humanized pig’s heart on a human patient!
Doctors in Baltimore, Maryland have successfully performed a unique xenograft. A genetically modified pig’s heart has been transplanted into a 57-year-old man with terminal heart disease. At 57, David Bennett,…
Hermès or the missed opportunity for Europeans to be autonomous in human space flights
In 1992, the European Space Agency abandoned the Hermès small space shuttle program and put an end to autonomy in terms of manned flights. Thirty years later, while many managers…
Quiz: where are these bones in the human body located?
Is the calcaneus a bone in the heel, skull, or arm? Is the sternum located in the thorax or in the leg? Review your anatomy by locating the bones of…
Decision of the Russian Court to Close the Human Rights Organization
In Russia, the court decided to close the non-governmental organization Memorial Human Rights Center. The day before, the high court decided to cancel the legal status of Memorial, Russia’s oldest…
Human neurons have learned to play Pong!
The essence of the brain is to learn. But much simpler structures, composed only of a culture of neurons, are also capable of this. This was shown in an intriguing…
The human eye and how it works in 12 pictures
In humans, vision is the most developed sense: an important part of the cortex brain is used to process visual information. It works as follows: the photoreceptors present on the…
It only takes 20 years for the rainforest to regenerate without human intervention
The disappearance of tropical forests is not necessarily final: when conditions are favorable, a new forest very similar to the original one grows back in less than 20 years, according…
Neuralink: first human trials to begin in 2022, says Elon Musk
Nothing seems to stop the visionary Elon Musk, boss of Tesla and SpaceX, who plans, with his company Neuralink, the implantation of chips in the brains of humans from 2022.…
Elon Musk will chip the human brain! gave the date
Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, is not only on the agenda with electric cars and space studies. At the same time, the famous businessman has another company…
severe inventory of Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
The former President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, ended her three-day visit to Niger on Saturday. Several meetings with the country’s officials were on…