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Science is amazing! Scientists and researchers all over the globe are constantly making new and exciting discoveries that will continue to change the course of human life on Earth, and 2015 is no different. The greatest scientific discoveries inspire us to learn more about the world around us and never just accept the way things are. Because you know what? Someone created the first man-made leaf that produces oxygen! And NASA is constantly making discoveries far, far away! Scientific breakthroughs are crazy cool!
This list of scientific discoveries features interesting stories of researchers making breakthroughs in all kinds of different fields, with many important implications for human life. The scientific discoveries of 2015 will amaze and inspire a new generation of curious scientists, who will push the boundaries of what we know even further.
When it comes to scientific breakthroughs, 2015 is full of them. From the first new antibiotic in decades, to lab grown human muscle, and a man-made leaf that can go through photosynthesis, the scientific discoveries made in 2015 will boggle your mind and change your view of the world.
So what were the biggest discoveries in science and tech in 2015? Read on to find out!
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First Man Made Leaf, with Implications for Space Travel, Is Invented
Julian Melchiorri, a graduate of the Royal College of Art invented the first man-made, biologically functional leaf. The leaf, made of chloroplasts and silk protein is capable of absorbing carbon dioxide and light, and releasing breathable oxygen. This has huge implications for the future of long distance space travel, which is often limited by oxygen supplies.
Source: CNet
New Species of Ichthyosaurs Discovered in Scotland
Scientists discovered a new species of marine reptile on the Isle of Skye in Scotland in January 2014. The dolphin-like creature inhabited warm waters around Scotland 170 million years ago, and could be up to 14 feet long from snout to tail.
Source: The University of Edinburgh
First New Antibiotic in 30 Years Is Discovered
Scientists announced in January 2015 that they had discovered the first new antibiotic in almost 30 years. Teixobactin was found to treat a number of common bacterial infections (tuberculosis, C. diff, etc.) and could help prevent the growing resistance to other antibacterial drugs.
The team of scientists at Northwestern University discovered the new drug using new methods, which could be a promising first step towards discovering even more new anitbiotics. Teixobactin could be available in as soon as five years.
Source: The Telegraph
Duke Announces First Laboratory Grown Contracting Human Muscle
For the first time ever in a lab, researchers have grown human skeletal muscle that contracts and responds to external stimuli the same way native tissue does. The team at Duke University grew the muscle using human cells that had progressed beyond stem cells, but weren't yet muscle tissue. The muscle responds to pharmaceuticals, electrical pulses, and other stimuli.
This discovery could revolutionize personalized medicine and drug discovery, as new drugs could possibly be tested without human subjects and enable doctors to grow a patient's muscle for testing, rather than take a painful or even impossible muscle biopsy.
Source: Duke University
NASA Observes the Biggest Outburst Ever From the Milky Way's Black Hole
On January 5, NASA announced that its Chandra X-ray Observatory had observed the largest flare ever from the supermassive black hole that lies at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. The outburst was 400 times brighter than the usual output from the black hole.
Source: NASA
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Science is amazing! Scientists and researchers all over the globe are constantly making new and exciting discoveries that will continue to change the course of human life on Earth, and 2015 is no different. The greatest scientific discoveries inspire us to learn more about the world around us and never just accept the way things are. Because you know what? Someone created the first man-made leaf that produces oxygen! And NASA is constantly making discoveries far, far away! Scientific breakthroughs are crazy cool!
This list of scientific discoveries features interesting stories of researchers making breakthroughs in all kinds of different fields, with many important implications for human life. The scientific discoveries of 2015 will amaze and inspire a new generation of curious scientists, who will push the boundaries of what we know even further.
When it comes to scientific breakthroughs, 2015 is full of them. From the first new antibiotic in decades, to lab grown human muscle, and a man-made leaf that can go through photosynthesis, the scientific discoveries made in 2015 will boggle your mind and change your view of the world.
So what were the biggest discoveries in science and tech in 2015? Read on to find out!
http://www.ranker.com/list/greatest-scientific-breakthroughs-of-2015/amylindorff,
First Man Made Leaf, with Implications for Space Travel, Is Invented
Julian Melchiorri, a graduate of the Royal College of Art invented the first man-made, biologically functional leaf. The leaf, made of chloroplasts and silk protein is capable of absorbing carbon dioxide and light, and releasing breathable oxygen. This has huge implications for the future of long distance space travel, which is often limited by oxygen supplies.
Source: CNet
New Species of Ichthyosaurs Discovered in Scotland
Scientists discovered a new species of marine reptile on the Isle of Skye in Scotland in January 2014. The dolphin-like creature inhabited warm waters around Scotland 170 million years ago, and could be up to 14 feet long from snout to tail.
Source: The University of Edinburgh
First New Antibiotic in 30 Years Is Discovered
Scientists announced in January 2015 that they had discovered the first new antibiotic in almost 30 years. Teixobactin was found to treat a number of common bacterial infections (tuberculosis, C. diff, etc.) and could help prevent the growing resistance to other antibacterial drugs.
The team of scientists at Northwestern University discovered the new drug using new methods, which could be a promising first step towards discovering even more new anitbiotics. Teixobactin could be available in as soon as five years.
Source: The Telegraph
Duke Announces First Laboratory Grown Contracting Human Muscle
For the first time ever in a lab, researchers have grown human skeletal muscle that contracts and responds to external stimuli the same way native tissue does. The team at Duke University grew the muscle using human cells that had progressed beyond stem cells, but weren't yet muscle tissue. The muscle responds to pharmaceuticals, electrical pulses, and other stimuli.
This discovery could revolutionize personalized medicine and drug discovery, as new drugs could possibly be tested without human subjects and enable doctors to grow a patient's muscle for testing, rather than take a painful or even impossible muscle biopsy.
Source: Duke University
NASA Observes the Biggest Outburst Ever From the Milky Way's Black Hole
On January 5, NASA announced that its Chandra X-ray Observatory had observed the largest flare ever from the supermassive black hole that lies at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. The outburst was 400 times brighter than the usual output from the black hole.
Source: NASA