At University Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid,
the development of new material
help to detect the presence of steroids in milk.
According to the authors,
the intake of this type of foods may involve the introduction
of dangerous substances into the human body,
like the so-called endocrine disruptors,
that is, substances which, due to their characteristics,
can adversely affect the endocrine system
and, thereby, our health.
Anabolic steroids affect the metabolic function on animals
and can be illegally administered
to increase their gain weight
as well as their milk production.
They can be excreted through the milk,
since some of them are carcinogenic
even at low concentrations.
It is in this context that researchers have developed
new mesostructured materials
to help detect these anabolic steroids in milk.
The study has been published
in a special issue on Advances in Food Analysis,
in the Journal of Chromatology A.
We live in a world increasingly dependent on energy.
As we still expect to discover new miracle sources of energy,
electric power is what still makes the world go round, literally.
Epidemiological studies suggest there might be a link
between electromagnetic fields and child leukemia.
However, this does not seem so obvious
since studies in animals,
cell cultures and biophysical models
do not deliver such evident results
as to confirm this linkage.
Thus arises ARIMMORA research consortium
(Advanced Research on Interaction Mechanisms
of electroMagnetic exposures
with Organisms for Risk Assessment)
as a response to a UE call.
Its aim is society's current uncertainty
regarding the possible role
of low frequency electromagnetic fields
as causal agents of cancer,
particularly acute child lymphoblastic leukemias.
Up to six countries are cooperating in this project.
Its main goal is the development
of new computational and experimental techniques
that will shed light about this controversial subject.
EVA, besides the name of the first woman,
is the acronym for Extra-Vehicular Activity.
The Astrobiology Centre (CSIC-INTA)
coordinates the simulations of the MOONWALK project,
for a future human and robotic mission to Mars.
The tests are taking place at the ideal setting of Río Tinto.
A robot-astronaut team is intended to carry out
the Extra-Vehicular Activities
around these locations in the north of Huelva,
rich in iron and sulfur compounds
such as the jarosite, a mineral also found in Mars.
Pieces of equipment will be tested for the first time.
For instance, gestural communication
between the astronaut and the robot,
YEMO exploration rover.
Gandolfi2 space suit will be used for the trials
in both environments.
A Self-deployable Habitat prototype for exploration
of Extreme Environments, SHEE, will also be tried.
The Astrobiology Centre
contributes with two scientific instruments:
SOLID, Signs Of LIfe Detector
and one of the prototypes
of the Raman Laser Spectrometer.
These instruments aim
to detect microbial traces of life.
For Madri+d and UNED Television,
José Antonio López Guerrero.