Researchers from Stanford University have found that people living in homes with gas stoves regularly inhale harmful substances, primarily nitrogen dioxide NO2. This can lead to the development of asthma in children, as well as early death, according to a study published in the journal Science Advances.
Scientists from the University of Bristol in the UK have for the first time identified the relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and the spread of viruses. The study showed that high levels of CO2 make viruses more viable.
Russian scientists have invented a way to extract gold using bacteria. Representatives of two federal universities from Krasnoyarsk and Yakutsk, as well as the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, took part in the development.
More than 180,000 people took part in the UK biobank study, where scientists analyzed the relationship between food preferences and various physical indicators such as biomarkers, genetics, cognitive functions and brain imaging results.
Scientists have discovered that microbes in the intestines of mammals, including humans, can act as an additional liver, significantly altering the metabolism of amino acids. The results of the study are published in the journal Cell Host & Microbe.
On April 24 of this year, the 6th meeting of the Uzbek-Chinese Subcommittee on Scientific and Technical Cooperation was held under the chairmanship of Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation of the Republic of Uzbekistan Otabek Makhkamov and Deputy Minister of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China Chen Xiachang.
The PhosAgro company, one of the world leaders in the production of phosphorus-containing fertilizers, the Uzkimyosanoat company, which unites chemical enterprises of Uzbekistan, and the branch of the D.I. Mendeleev Russian University of Chemical Technology in Tashkent signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of support for young scientists, popularization of fundamental sciences and training for the innovative development of the chemical industry and agriculture the farms of Russia and Uzbekistan.
The UN General Assembly unanimously adopted a 13-point resolution developed by the United States, in collaboration with more than 100 countries, aimed at regulating and ensuring security in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).
Chinese scientists have developed a photoacoustic device for visualizing blood flow. It is small enough to fit inside a case resembling a wristwatch.
Boom Supersonic, in a publication on its official website, announced that the XB-1 single-seat supersonic aircraft, which was developed to test technologies for the larger Overture aircraft, successfully made its debut flight over the California Mojave Desert.