A large part of bioethical discussions on 'human enhancement' possibilities is not based on real scientific discoveries, but on futuristic possibilities, drawing from science fiction metaphors and plots, according to an analysis conducted by Jagiellonian University researchers.
Polish scientists have taken a step towards explaining the mysterious relationship between low lipoprotein (a) circulating in the blood and an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Although numerous observational studies have long suggested the existence of this relationship, no one has previously been able to explain the mechanisms behind it.
Researchers from the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw (IIMCB) have discovered a new mechanism that improves the efficiency of mRNA-based therapies. Their findings have just appeared in the prestigious journal Nature.
Creotech Instruments and Thorium Space have announced a strategic partnership for a communications satellite. One of its objectives is to ensure Poland's sovereignty in the field of satellite communications, representatives of the two companies informed at a press conference. According to Creotech CEO Grzegorz Brona, due to the US customs policy, the European Union can now choose European products more often.
The magnetic properties of road dust can provide information about its origin and potential contamination, even without the need for time-consuming chemical analyses, research by scientists from the Institute of Geophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences has shown. Samples were collected in Warsaw.
For 7 years, Poznań scientists will conduct globally unique research on the activity of birds and bats in various parts of the forest, and verify the methods for assessing the impact of wind turbines on the environment. They will use a radar-optical system, acoustic sensors and drones.
Creotech Instruments has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to implement the CAMILA project concerning the construction of a constellation of observation satellites. Worth nearly EUR 52 million, it is the largest contract in history signed between ESA and a Polish entity, emphasized the Minister of Finance Andrzej Domański.
The principles of the emergence of order and chaos in the flow movement of pedestrians going in different directions have been described by an interdisciplinary team of scientists in a publication in PNAS. If the dispersion of the path of pedestrians' movement exceeds 13 degrees, the movement ceases to be fluid, and congestions arise in place of orderly paths.
Investigating the impact of space isolation on human mental well-being is the aim of the 'AstroMentalHealth' experiment - one of thirteen to be conducted as part of the Polish technological and scientific mission IGNIS on the International Space Station (ISS).
The European hamster, the only critically endangered mammal species in Poland, may become extinct within the next 25 years throughout its entire Eurasian range, scientists warn.
Researchers from the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw (IIMCB) have discovered a new mechanism that improves the efficiency of mRNA-based therapies. Their findings have just appeared in the prestigious journal Nature.
