March 16, 2005
- Hitachi unveils its robot Emiew which will compete with the engineering prowess of Honda's ASIMO and Sony's QRIO robots. Emiew's use of wheels instead of feet makes it the fastest robot yet; and its focus is Excellent Mobility and Interactive Existence as Workmate. (BBC)
- The sequencing of the human X chromosome is published in Nature and there are matching segments in chromosomes of animals. This supports the theory that when genes are transferred from "non-sex" chromosomes, they stay there. (New Scientist)
- Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute La Jolla, California have developed an artificial fifth base for DNA. The fifth base is called 3-fluorobenzene (3FB), 3FB pairs with itself, and it is hoped that this new tool can be used to learn about DNA evolution. (Nature)
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“This is the village where the funeral
Stilted its dusty march over deep ruts
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