Unveiling Ancient DNA Magic 🧬✨
Ever wondered what it would be like to bring back creatures from the past? Scientists have taken a giant leap by building the first 3D genome of an extinct animal—a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth found in Siberia! 🐘❄️
Discovered in 2018, this mammoth remained perfectly freeze-dried, preserving its DNA in pristine condition. Think Jurassic Park vibes, but for real! 🌿🦖 This breakthrough opens doors to explore the biology of extinct species like never before.
Mystery of the Intermediate Black Hole 🌌🔭
Astronomers have spotted something truly cosmic—a rare intermediate-mass black hole (IMBH)! 🖤✨ Located in the heart of Omega Centauri, the largest and brightest globular cluster in the sky, this IMBH is about 8,000 times more massive than our sun and sits 18,000 light-years from Earth.
What's wild? 🌠 Seven stars are whizzing around this massive object, hinting at the black hole's immense gravitational pull. Space just got a whole lot more intriguing!
Pig Kidney Transplant Breakthrough 🐷➡️💓
In a medical milestone, a 54-year-old woman from New Jersey received a genetically modified pig kidney. 🏥 Though she was near death from kidney and heart failure, this experimental surgery in April offered a ray of hope.
Sadly, she passed away less than three months later, marking her as the second person in history to undergo such a transplant. Her journey sheds light on the challenges and potential of xenotransplantation—the process of transplanting animal organs into humans.
SpaceX Falcon 9's Bumpy Ride 🚀🔥
Space travel isn't always smooth sailing—even for SpaceX! 🛰️ The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation into an in-flight hiccup involving a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
About an hour after liftoff, the rocket's second stage failed to reignite, deploying a batch of Starlink internet satellites into a dangerously low orbit. 🌍🛰️ The satellites risked burning up in Earth's atmosphere—a glitch that could have fiery consequences. Stay tuned as we await more updates on this cosmic cliffhanger!
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Science Saturday: Ancient DNA, black hole and pig kidney transplant
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