CTT 2ª Temporada Episodio 8: 03 de abril de 2014

Sintetizan por primera vez un cromosoma artificial. El genoma más grande jamás secuenciado. Pilas biodegradables para implantar chips en el organismo. Robot Builders with Bugs for Brains. How do you program a robot to build without a blueprint? Termites can do it, so why not learn from them? Biologist Scott Turner and roboticist Justin Werfel team up to explain what robots can learn from the independent insect, and what these swarms of construction robots might be used for. Dwarf Planet Found at the Edge of the Solar System. Scientists Test What the Nose Knows Scientists once estimated that humans could distinguish only 10,000 unique smells, as compared to 7.5 million colors and 340,000 tones. Now a new Rockefeller University study suggests the nose knows much more than we thought. Instead of 10,000 unique odors, try one trillion.