Seventy percent of the earth’s surface is unknown to its inhabitants; if there is a 70% chance of winning the lottery, would you buy a ticket? I bet you would. Understanding Mars surface came easy compared to our knowledge of the ocean, The Mariana’s Trench is almost seven miles deep, the moon almost a quarter million miles from earth where more men have explored.
The drug Accutane causes extreme birth defects, and one of those defects being the development of extra limbs. DARPA, a segment of the US military, had the idea of combining those defects with discoveries of quiddities in camouflage of octopus. By using ingredients of nanomaterials, as well as octopi’ texture changing surface, a new suit of armor allowing soldiers to walk directly
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Nothing unusual there, as throughout history, military endeavors become a mainstay of our society. The irony of the world-wide web, initially revered as the great leveler was that it went full circle, returning ownership to the government. As people were ever more dependent on the technology of our restructured society, what began with noblest hopes for individuals and mankind’s potential only resulted in our making ourselves slaves. In all its invisible forms, stealth became society’s currency, and stem cells. As suits and cells combined and reformed with every advancement, the select babies became part creatures of the ocean, and we no longer needed air, at least not always, a definite plus in space.
To the end that our technology advanced us, it advanced us in abomination returned us to the sludge as well. Belief that the quantum computer would save any day became its own sort of religion. For fear that our deepest level of human questioning would be given to a machine, those with a newfound sense of duty volunteered to decipher loads of data from neuroscience and other
Richard Doyle, whose field is rhetoric and cultural study of science, in his article ‘LSDNA: Consciousness Expansion and the Emergence of Biotechnology’, has challenged assumptions regarding the techno-scientific triumphs. This is interesting to note because such assumptions and rhetoric are often accepted without question. The “scientific revolution”-in progress from the time when the Enlightenment rejected all ideas grounded in faith and traditions- has emphasized a new tradition: the tradition of science, and, what Doyle calls “fathoming secrets” is an inseparable part of this tradition. Science’s revelatory practice of the secrets could be seen identical to ever-existing human desire to reveal and expose. However, this “undoing” process has the potential to “infect the living” and “reduce the reality of life” to just mechanical revelation. Would these new mechanical relations affect our identity as human beings? Could we
Azacitidine is a pyrimidine nucleoside analogue of cytidine (Figure 1). Chemotherapy drug used to treat a group of disorders that affect the bone marrow and blood, known as myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS).It is a pro drug. Once inside the cell it is uptaken by human concentrative nucleoside transporters. It is phosphorylated into monophosphate, di and tri phosphate forms. Azacytidine triphosphate is the active form which is incorporated into RNA. Azacytidine is approved for the treatment of adult patients who are not eligible for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with intermediate-2 and high-risk MDS, chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) with 10%–29% marrow blasts and without myeloproliferative disorder and AML with 20%–30% blasts and
Religion has been in higher education for a while as institutions begin to change their curriculum. Students begin to learn more about the roles science and spirituality has as it relates to quantum science being taught on college campuses. Quantum science is based on the information on quantum effects in physics (Palmer & Zajonc, 2010). Quantum physicist Niel Bohr emphasizes,
Various missions lead by NASA studied the surface of the Martian planet in hopes of uncovering prehistoric life (Redd, 2015). Curiosity’s discovery of what looked to be a fossilized bacteria opened the door to future robotic missions to the red planet, however, NASA has not been able to confirm if life has ever existed on Mars (Howell E. , 2015) Is water the an indication of life remains the greatest question concerning the Martian planet. “Thus NASA hopes that locating water on celestial bodies will lead to finding evidence for the existence of life” (Redd, 2015 para. 26). With the continued studies of the still functioning rovers, it has been found that the majority of the Martina surface is covered by ice, and also has similar landscapes to the states of Arizona and New Mexico (Redd, 2015).This gives hope that, under the correct conditions, life could take hold and begin to grow in the dusty sediment of
“You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” In many survival shows, when trying to find food, someone usually says something like, “Where there is water, there is life.” Astronomers, scientists and everyday people have often asked the question, “Is there life beyond Earth?” Well, in September of 2015, we became one step closer to finding out that answer. We found water on planet Mars. This exciting discovery opened major exploration doors for NASA in hopes of learning how Mars could soon be an alternative planet for Earth’s inhabitants. Mars is not only the most suitable planet in our solar system for human expansion, but also has the most potential for discovering
Repeatable observations and testable ideas are used by scientists to work on challenging problems such as climate change and the impact humans have on Earth. They take aspects of biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics and combine them with their studies of Earth’s geology. Investigations bring about evidence from field work or analytical, theoretical, experimental and modeling studies. Indirect methods such as seismic waves, magnetic fields, radar, sonar, and laboratory experiments must be used at times because direct observations are not possible. Also, the “Earth Science Literacy framework must be a living document that grows along with our changing ideas and concepts.”(BIG Idea 1) For example Pluto was once considered a planet, but technology allowed scientists to determine the size and location in space and determined that it is not a planet. However, now that we have recently been able to project a
According to the Smithsonian Magazine, we know more about the far side of the moon than 71% of Earth’s landscape. Again from CNN News, it says we haven’t mapped out 90% of the ocean floor. This shows that we should focus more on our planet than something that will always be there.
Astronomy has helped us find a lot about how we can survive at a whole new planet. Although we can’t deny the fact that humans wouldn’t be able to live on Mars until the abundant water and minerals are extracted from there and until all the basic commodities are available for example housing, food, clothes and other necessary technological advancements, however if all these requirements meet we surely will be able to develop a home at Mars. Perhaps it’s due to astronomy that the human curiosity for knowing about their origin can be fulfilled. Astronomy repeatedly reminds people of two seemingly paradoxical statements; firstly that the universe is absolute and we are of but the smallest portion of significance, and secondly that life is exceptional
The extensive footnotes cite then-contemporary works from sundry academic fields – evolutionary biology, economics, systems biology, and anthropology in addition to extensive primary source research. McNeill’s excellent command of primary sources is on display in his original discussion of the British Navy’s procurement decisions in the 1890s. Using the correspondence of two admirals, McNeill traces the myriad effects of one admiral’s quest to increase the navy’s budget by ‘going public’ with exaggerated claims of the British Navy’s vulnerability. McNeill’s inventive discussion of military drill as a technology of control is tremendously interesting as
from the sun. (See fig. 1 on page 5.) Mars is obviously the topic for this paper in
This manned mission to Mars was based on the planet’s state, photographic evidence and collected data samples to conduct the analysis. The crew utilized drilling materials and roving equipment for movement around Mars to facilitate this process. After descending into Mars surface, gathering of rock samples was carried out, although further analysis for the time remaining was hindered by the low pressure present. Also, the cold weather conditions demanded the use of special clothing and there was no conclusion with evidence on presence of water. The roving equipment captured photos indicating presence of water below the Martian surface. Though man’s mission to the moon has been the most publicized by media and the scientific community, there has been increased interest on missions to planet Mars, but this has mostly been based on robotic missions. Robotic missions have encouraged further explorations on the outer space as there is a possibility to prepare for future emissions with availability of photographic evidence and technological advancement. With visual capabilities, our team explored and collected information regarding human future. Mars has an easy accessibility from earth due to the fact that it is close and the most accommodating among the others, making the mission viable. It is crucial to implement technological values in this mission to allow adequate preparation since there has been no prior manned mission to Mars. Before the commencement
How do we understand what is in space? How does the human race try and tackle the world’s most challenging
Human space exploration is often an effective way of exploring space. It is almost compulsory when searching to sustain life in places other than Earth when human senses are required and many more situations. Unlike the use of robotic probes and space telescopes, human space exploration sends humans into space to find information and gain knowledge (Dunbar, 2014). We have and will continue to use human space exploration for one of the most pondered questions of our time; “can humans live on Mars?”
“Mars has been flown by, orbited, smacked into, radar examined, and rocketed onto, as well as bounced upon, rolled over, shoveled, drilled into, baked and even blasted. Still to come: Mars being stepped on.” ~ Buzz Aldrin. Just by flying through space and even walking on the moon, we have been able to answer some of the many yearning questions we asked for decades. How large is space? Do the images and information our probes sent back accurately represent space activity? Even if the data is correct, can we make assumptions proving or negating extraterrestrial life? The intricacies of Mars have puzzled us ever since space probe Mariner 4 confirmed that it is a cold, crater like surface, like that of the “Luna”. However, there is no better
not just random guessing smart guessing. Studying Earth can tell us a lot about other planets and