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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute.
It’s the time of year to take a look back—and that’s just what the journal Science did as they listed their most important breakthroughs of 2008. At the very top of their list: reprogramming cells. Scientists were able to successfully transform cells from ill patients into stem cells. This is important in understanding exactly how cells develop, and it could be a crucial step in finding a way to treat disease by using a patient’s own cells.
A few other top achievements of 2008:
-For the first time, scientists have been able to actually see planets orbiting a distant star.
-A team discovered a catalyst1 that can facilitate using electricity to split water into hydrogen for a fuel cell.
-An entirely2 new family of high-temperature superconductors was discovered.
-And there’s been a genome sequencing bonanza3, as new techniques make the process faster and cheaper. Mitochondrial genomes sequenced this year include extinct cave bears and most of a wooly4 mammoth5. Not to mention a first draft of the full DNA6 sequence of a Neanderthal. Their genome sequence could explain why they never could sequence genomes.
Thanks for the minute for Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber.
1 catalyst | |
n.催化剂,造成变化的人或事 | |
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2 entirely | |
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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3 bonanza | |
n.富矿带,幸运,带来好运的事 | |
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4 wooly | |
adj.毛茸茸的;糊涂的 | |
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5 mammoth | |
n.长毛象;adj.长毛象似的,巨大的 | |
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6 DNA | |
(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸 | |
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