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Inventions/Discoveries of
2008
By Alex Michalski
Stem Cell Breakthrough
A stem cell is a cell that gives rise to
other types of cells
Scientists reprogrammed regular skin
cells to become stem cells in a monkey
Human Mapped
Scientists discovered what a human
actually looked like on the inside
Brightest Supernova
Recorded
Observed in Texas
Star approximately 100 to 200 times the
size of our Sun
Hundreds of New Species
Discovered
In the Weddell Sea, carnivorous sea
sponges and giant sea spiders found
In Suriname, 12 dung beetles, a new
species of ant, 6 fish species and 5 new
types of frogs were discovered
A legless amphibian was found in India
11 types of plants were found in Vietnam
Building a Heart Valve
Dr. Magdi Yacoub and his team of
researchers discovered how to build a
human heart valve
Could help with human heart transplants
in the next 3 to 5 years
“Hot Jupiters” Discovered
Three planets discovered outside our
solar system
Named WASP 3, WASP 4, and WASP 5
after Wide Search Area for Planets
(WASP)
About the size of Jupiter and
temperatures can reach 2,000 degrees
Celsius
Big Birdlike Dinosaur
Paleontologists discovered a giant, 3,000
pound bird like dinosaur in Inner
Mongolia
Scientists were surprised by bird-like
qualities of the skeleton-like the long,
slender limbs
Man’s Migration out of
Africa
Scientists discovered that humans left
Africa between 65,000 and 25,000 years
ago
Scientists determined that humans
originated in the Sub- Sahara Desert
area
World’s Oldest Animal
Clam that can live for 200 to 300 years
found off the coast of Northern Iceland
The clam that was found is 405 years old
Real-Life Kryptonite
A white, powdery material was
discovered in Serbia
Has the exact same chemistry of
Superman’s kryptonite
Was named jadeite because krypton is
already an element