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==[[February 22]] [[2005]]==
* Images relayed by a European space probe reveal the existence of a sea of ice close to the equator of [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. The discovery is considered to increase the likelihood of [[exobiology|life]] currently existing on the planet.
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4285119.stm BBC]
[http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050222.wmarz0222/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/ (Globe and Mail)]⏎
*Researchers at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases have cultured the [[hepatitis C]] [[virus]] for the first time. The ability to replicate the virus in culture will allow for a more complete study of the virus life cycle, testing of [[antiviral]] compounds and may led to new treatment for [[liver disease]] caused by the virus. [http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_release/2005-02/niod-shr022205.php (EurekAlert!)]

==[[February 21]] [[2005]]==
*Photos taken by the [[European Space Agency]]'s [[Mars Express]] have revelaed the presence of a huge, frozen sea laying just below the surface of [[Mars]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4285119.stm (BBC)] [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/02/22/tech/main675559.shtml (CBS)]
*Researchers at the [[Los Alamos]] lab have developed a fast nuclear materials detector. [http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2005-02-21-fast-rad-reader_x.htm (USA Today)]
*A [[United Nations]] legal committee approves a ban on all [[human cloning]], the non-binding measure will go to a vote in the [[General Assembly]].[http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050221/full/050221-3.html (Nature)]

==[[February 20]] [[2005]]==
*[[Microsoft]] issues a replacement offer for 14 million [[Xbox]] power cables, which were recalled after minor burns were reported by users. [http://www.physorg.com/weblog/news1154.html (PhysOrg)] [http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=83054 (Financial Express)] [http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1108680612774&call_pageid=970599119419 (Toronto Star)] [http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-rup18.4feb18,1,4427532.story?coll=la-headlines-business&ctrack=2&cset=true (LA Times)]
*Researchers in [[Australia]] have used a naturally occuring human [[virus]] [[Echovirus type 1]] (EV1) to kill [[ovarian cancer]] cells in mice. They hope to start human trials within 18 months. [http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,12324488-2,00.html (NEWS.com.au)]

==[[February 19]] [[2005]]==
*[[NASA]] announces that it will resume [[space shuttle]] missions in [[May]], launching the ''[[Space Shuttle Discovery|Discovery]]''.  This will be the first space shuttle flight since the fleet was grounded after the ''[[Space Shuttle Columbia|Columbia]]'' [[Space Shuttle Columbia disaster|disintegrated in the atmosphere]] in [[February]] [[2003]]. [http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-02-19-voa21.cfm (VOA)] [http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/02/18/space.shuttle/ (CNN)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=7677755 (Reuters)]

==[[February 18]] [[2005]]==
*In an unusual press release, [[NASA]] disputes earlier news reports from [[February 16]] ([http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mars_life_050216.html space.com]) that researchers at the [[Ames Research Center]] have found "strong evidence that life may exist on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]." [http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=16186 (SpaceRef.com)]
*A research group has mapped [[single nucleotide polymorphism]]s from 71 individuals across the entire [[human genome]]. Patterns of genetic variation could help tailor [[Pharmacogenomics |drug therapy]] to particular patients. [http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050214/full/050214-17.html (Nature)]

==[[February 17]] [[2005]]==
*The [[Cassini-Huygens|Cassini]] spacecraft passes by [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] imaging a larger [[crater]] using its [[RADAR]], and has the first close flyby of the moon [[Enceladus (moon)|Enceladus]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4267895.stm (BBC)]
*Researchers from the [[University of Michigan]], [[Cornell University]],  [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] and [[Delft University of Technology]] and unveiled [[robot]]s that walk like people at the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]]'s annual meeting . These robots walk by falling forward in a controlled manner, making movement very efficient compared to a robot like the the [[Honda]] [[Asimo]], however these new robots cannot climb stairs. [http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-02/cuns-rww021105.php (EurekAlert!)] [http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2005/218/5 (Science)]

==[[February 16]] [[2005]]==
*Two scientists from [[NASA]]'s [[NASA Ames Research Center|Ames Research Center]] claim to have found strong evidence that life may exist today on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. [http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mars_life_050216.html (space.com)]
*Two [[homo sapiens|human]] skulls called Omo I and Omo II, first discovered in [[Ethiopia]] in [[1967]] by anthropologist [[Richard Leakey]], have been shown to be at least 195 000  years old. First estimated to be 130 000 years old, the reappraisal makes these the oldest human skulls discovered, and brings the [[fossil record]] in line with the genetic estimates of ''Homo sapiens'' emerging 200 000 years ago. [http://www.nature.com/nature/links/050217/050217-7.html (Nature)] [http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=505193 (ABC News)]
*Researchers at [[Intel]] have developed a [[silicon laser]] that can produce a continuous beam of laser light. Such a laser is an important step on the path to creating computers that use light rather than electrical currents. [http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050214/full/050214-9.html (Nature)] [http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;1667473951;fp;2;fpid;1 (PC World)]
*The [[Cassini-Huygens|Huygens]] probe has detected a ratio of [[carbon]] [[isotope]]s in [[Titan]]s [[atmosphere]] that suggests that the planet is geologically active. [http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7043 (New Scientist)]

==[[February 15]] [[2005]]==
*Doctors have separated fetal [[DNA]] from its mother's blood and were able to accurately identify single-gene [[mutation]]s causing [[Thalassemia|beta-thalassemia]]. The doctors hope that the technique could be applied to a range of other [[genetic disorders]], overcoming the need for the more invasive procedure called [[amniocentesis]]. [http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050214/full/050214-6.html (Nature)]
*The classification of [[fossil]] ''Megarachne servinei'' discovered in the 1980s and long thought to be the world's largest spider has been disproved. [[Arachnid]] expert Dr Paul Selden has identified the metre-long fossil as a [[sea scorpion]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/4268363.stm (BBC)]

==[[February 14]] [[2005]]==
*Researchers at the [[University of California]], Los Angeles, create a modified form of [[HIV]] which targets [[P-glycoproteins]] on [[cancer]] cells. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4257783.stm (BBC)]
*Scientists from the [[University of Michigan]] have restored hearing to [[deaf]] [[guinea pig]]s using [[gene therapy]] to regenerate the [[hair cell]]s of the [[inner ear]]. [http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2005/214/3 (Science)]

==[[February 12]] [[2005]]==
*[[Europe]]'s most powerful [[rocket]], an upgraded [[Ariane 5]], is successfully launched for the first time. The rocket carries a [[Spain|Spanish]] military telecommunications satellite, the microsatellite SloshSat, and a dummy payload into orbit. [http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/050212_ariane5.html (Space.com)]

==[[February 10]] [[2005]]==
*[[Australia]]n plant [[biotechnology]] research institute the [[Centre for the Application of Molecular Biology to International Agriculture]] (CAMBIA) has found that three bacterial species outside the genus ''[[Agrobacterium]]'' can transfer [[gene]]s to plants. The Center plans to make the bacteria freely available to researchers, ''Agrobacterium''-mediated [[transformation]] is [[patent]]ed by a number of biotechnology companies.[http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200502/s1300347.htm (ABC)]
*[[Taxonomist]]s meeting at the International Conference for the [[DNA Barcode|Barcoding]] of Life have proposed that all [[species]] of plants and animals be identified using unique genetic sequences. Such a system would make identifying new species more simple and settle debate about the identity of known species.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4251309.stm (BBC)] [http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2005/210/3 (Science)]
*A [[jawbone]] from the World's oldest [[monotreme]] ''[[Teinolophos trusler]]'' found in [[Inverloch, Victoria|Inverloch]] [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]], shows that [[mammals]] evolved the bone structure of the [[middle ear]] at least twice. Jawbone structure was thought to be a shared derived characteristics of modern mammals, this discovery hints that the [[common ancestor]] to the monotremes, [[marsupials]] and [[placental]] mammals lacked the three-bone ear structure. [http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050207/full/050207-16.html (Nature)] [http://www.technewsworld.com/story/news/40537.html (TechNewsWorld.com)]

==[[February 8]] [[2005]]==
*Astronomers at the [[Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics]] announce the discovery of a [[star]] moving out from the centre of the [[Milky Way]] at over 1.5 million mph: twice the galactic [[escape velocity]]. The [[gravity|gravitational]] pull of a supermassive [[black hole]] at the galaxy's centre may be the cause of the star's exodus. [http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn6990 (New Scientist)] [http://www.wired.com/news/space/0,2697,66542,00.html?tw=wn_1techhead (Wired)] [http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/press/pr0505.html (CfA Press Release)]
*In [[People's Republic of China|China]], the Ministry of Agriculture announces that it has developed a [[vaccine]] against [[bird flu]] spreading to humans [http://www.newratings.com/new2/beta/article_682782.html (New Ratings)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4242299.stm (BBC)]
*Professor [[Ian Wilmut]] and [[Kings College]] [[London]] scientists, have been given approval to [[clone]] early stage human [[embryo]]s to study [[motor neurone disease]] (MND). This is the second time that the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority of the [[United Kingdom]] has issued a [[therapeutic cloning]] licence. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4245267.stm (BBC)]

==[[February 7]] [[2005]]==
*The [[2006]] [[budget]] of [[NASA]] shows that the agency plans to cancel or scale back some high-profile projects. The [[Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter]] mission has been cancelled. Funding for [[Project Constellation]] to build a Crew Exploration Vechile (CEV) to replace the [[space shuttle]] for travel to the [[Moon]] has been reduced, although NASA still expects that the CEV will be operational in [[2014]]. No funding has been requested to service the [[Hubble Space Telescope]], however funds have been requested for a deorbit mission to safely guide Hubble into the [[ocean]] once it is no longer capable of doing science. [http://www.space.com/news/nasa_budget_050207.html (Space.com)]
*Scientists working at [[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State]] announce the discovery of the smallest [[extrasolar planet]], yet. It is member of a set of planets circling a [[pulsar]]. [http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=16094 (Spaceref.com)]
*The [[National Academy of Sciences]] elected [[Ralph Cicerone]] as its president. [http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2005/207/2 (Science)]
*[[Shoes]] containing [[Insolia]], Dr. Howard Dananberg's newly released [[component]] for high-heeled shoes, exceed sales of 1 [[million]]. Research suggest that the [[technology]], whose purpose is to adjust [[weight]] distribution through the shoe's redesign to minimize the pain associated with wearing high-heeled shoes, will ameliorate the serious long-term medical repercussions of wearing high-heels. [http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=NWCNFAS.story&STORY=/www/story/02-07-2005/0002983798&EDATE=MON+Feb+07+2005,+10:21+AM (PR Newswire)] [http://alum.mit.edu/ne/noteworthy/insolia.html (MIT)]

==[[February 4]] [[2005]]==
*The United States [[National Institutes of Health]] releases its plan to promote and encourage [[open access]] of most NIH-sponsored research findings as part of an effort to allow easier and freer access to recent scientific findings. [http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050131/full/050131-20.html (NPG)]
* New observations from the [[Arecibo radio telescope]] confirm that [[asteroid]] [[2004 MN4]], once briefly considered an [[impact event|impact]] risk, will pass [[Earth]] on [[April 13]] [[2029]] at a distance of 36,350 [[kilometre|km]] (22,600 [[mile|mi]]) and will reach [[apparent magnitude|magnitude]] 3.3, easily visible to the [[naked eye]] from [[Europe]], [[Africa]] and western [[Asia]]. [http://www.space.com/spacewatch/050204_2004_mn4.html (Space.com)]

==[[February 3]] [[2005]]==
*Japanese scientists have discovered single-cell organisms living in the [[Pacific Ocean]]'s deepest trench, the [[Challenger Deep]]. 432 types of hard and soft walled [[foraminifera]] were found at depths where life was assumed to be scarce. [http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/02/0203_050203_deepest.html (National Geographic.com)] [http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050131/full/050131-13.html (Nature)]

==[[February 2]] [[2005]]==
*[[NASA]] astronomers at the [[Keck Observatory]] in [[Hawaii]] have used infrared imaging to demonstrate that [[saturn (planet)|Saturn]] has a warm "[[polar vortex]]" at its [[south pole]]. Saturn is the only planet known to have a warm polar vortex.[http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/saturn-020305.html (NASA)]
*Researchers at [[Hewlett-Packard]] have developed and sucessfully tested the '[[crossbar latch]]', a [[nanotechnology|nanoscale]] [[transistor]]. They propose that the crossbar latch may replace the transistor, important for the development of nano-computing. [http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3467491 (Internetnews.com)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4226305.stm (BBC)]

==[[February 1]] [[2005]]==
*[[Neurotransmitter]] [[kisspeptin]] has been shown to trigger [[puberty]] in monkeys, by eliciting the release of [[gonadotropin-releasing hormone]] (GnRH). Kisspeptin may have a similar role in humans. [http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2005/201/2 (Science)] 
*By tracking the rate of [[cell division]] in [[Bacterium]] ''[[Escherichia coli]]'' scientists have been able to show that bacteria age, countering the common belief that bacteria are immortal. [http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050131/full/050131-6.html (Nature)]

== Past science and technology events by month ==
[[2005 in science]]: [[January 2005 in science|January]]<br/>
[[2004 in science]]: [[November 2004 in science|November]] [[December 2004 in science|December]]

''(For earlier science and technology events, see [[October 2004]] and preceding months)''

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==See also==
*[[n:Science and technology|Science and technology at Wikinews]]

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